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Home My WebLink About2025-01-25 City Council Agenda PacketCITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Saturday, January 25, 2025 Mitchell Park Community Center El Palo Alto Room & Hybrid 9:00 AM Amended Agenda Amended Agenda items appear below in RED (Time Estimates Updated) Palo Alto City Council meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend by teleconference or in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in the meeting is located at the end of the agenda. The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TV Channel 26, live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed to Midpen Media Center https://midpenmedia.org. VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/362027238) Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900‐6833 PUBLIC COMMENTS General Public Comment for items not on the agenda will be accepted in person for up to three minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. General public comment will be heard for 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda. Public comments for agendized items will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up to three minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. Requests to speak will be taken until 5 minutes after the staff’s presentation or as determined by the Chair. Written public comments can be submitted in advance to city.council@CityofPaloAlto.org and will be provided to the Council and available for inspection on the City’s website. Please clearly indicate which agenda item you are referencing in your subject line. PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted only by email to city.clerk@CityofPaloAlto.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received, the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strong cybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are not accepted. Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks, posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do not create a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated when displaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view or passage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting. TIME ESTIMATES Listed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while the meeting is in progress. The Council reserves the right to use more or less time on any item, to change the order of items and/or to continue items to another meeting. Particular items may be heard before or after the time estimated on the agenda. This may occur in order to best manage the time at a meeting or to adapt to the participation of the public. CALL TO ORDER 2025 ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT PROGRAM A.City Council Retreat: Discussion and Selection of the 2025 City Council Priorities 1.Welcome by Mayor and City Manager (9:00 – 9:05 AM) 2.Introductions (9:05 – 9:40 AM) 3.Discuss Key Inputs: Community Input & 2024 Accomplishments (9:40 – 10:10 AM) PUBLIC COMMENT (10:10 ‐ 10:40 AM) Members of the public may speak in‐person ONLY to any item NOT on the agenda. 1‐3 minutes depending on number of speakers. Public Comment is limited to 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda. BREAK (10:40 ‐ 10:50 AM) 4.Selection of 2025 Council Priorities (10:50 – 11:30 AM) 5.Discussion on Strategies to Achieve Priorities Initial Discussion of 2025 Objectives (11:30 – 12:30 PM) BREAK (12:30 ‐ 1:00 PM) 6.Initial discussion of 2025 Objectives Discussion of Organizing for Effectiveness (1:00 – 2:30 PM) 7.Next Steps (2:30 – 3:00 PM) ADJOURNMENT OTHER INFORMATION Public Comment Letters Schedule of Meetings PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone. 1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org. 2. For in person public comments please complete a speaker request card located on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Clerk prior to discussion of the item. 3. Spoken public comments for agendized items using a computer or smart phone will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to access a Zoom‐based meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in‐ browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up‐to‐date browser: Chrome 30 , Firefox 27 , Microsoft Edge 12 , Safari 7 . Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. Or download the Zoom application onto your smart phone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enter in the Meeting ID below. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments. 4. Spoken public comments for agendized items using a phone use the telephone number listed below. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so we know that you wish to speak. You will be asked to provide your first and last name before addressing the Council. You will be advised how long you have to speak. When called please limit your remarks to the agenda item and time limit allotted. CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 362‐027‐238 Phone: 1‐669‐900‐6833 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format or who require auxiliary aids to access City meetings, programs, or services may contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (650) 329‐2550 (voice) or by emailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Requests for assistance or accommodations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, program, or service. California Government Code §84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," prohibits an elected official of a local government agency from participating in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use if the official received a campaign contribution exceeding $500 from a party or participant, including their agents, to the proceeding within the last 12 months. A “license, permit, or other entitlement for use” includes most land use and planning approvals and the approval of contracts that are not subject to lowest responsible bid procedures and have a value over $50,000. A “party” is a person who files an application for, or is the subject of, a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use. A “participant” is a person who actively supports or opposes a particular decision in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use, and has a financial interest in the decision. The Levine Act incorporates the definition of “financial interest” in the Political Reform Act, which encompasses interests in business entities, real property, sources of income, sources of gifts, and personal finances that may be affected by the Council’s actions. If you qualify as a “party” or “participant” to a proceeding, and you have made a campaign contribution to a Council Member exceeding $500 made within the last 12 months, you must disclose the campaign contribution before making your comments. 1 January 25, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org/agendas. CITY COUNCILSpecial MeetingSaturday, January 25, 2025Mitchell Park Community CenterEl Palo Alto Room & Hybrid9:00 AMAmended AgendaAmended Agenda items appear below in RED (Time Estimates Updated)Palo Alto City Council meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend byteleconference or in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in themeeting is located at the end of the agenda. The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TVChannel 26, live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed toMidpen Media Center https://midpenmedia.org.VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/362027238) Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900‐6833PUBLIC COMMENTSGeneral Public Comment for items not on the agenda will be accepted in person for up to threeminutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. General public comment will be heardfor 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda.Public comments for agendized items will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up tothree minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. Requests to speak will be takenuntil 5 minutes after the staff’s presentation or as determined by the Chair. Written publiccomments can be submitted in advance to city.council@CityofPaloAlto.org and will be providedto the Council and available for inspection on the City’s website. Please clearly indicate whichagenda item you are referencing in your subject line.PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted onlyby email to city.clerk@CityofPaloAlto.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received,the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strongcybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are notaccepted.Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks,posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do notcreate a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated whendisplaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view orpassage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting.TIME ESTIMATES Listed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while the meeting is in progress. The Council reserves the right to use more or less time on any item, to change the order of items and/or to continue items to another meeting. Particular items may be heard before or after the time estimated on the agenda. This may occur in order to best manage the time at a meeting or to adapt to the participation of the public. CALL TO ORDER 2025 ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT PROGRAM A.City Council Retreat: Discussion and Selection of the 2025 City Council Priorities 1.Welcome by Mayor and City Manager (9:00 – 9:05 AM) 2.Introductions (9:05 – 9:40 AM) 3.Discuss Key Inputs: Community Input & 2024 Accomplishments (9:40 – 10:10 AM) PUBLIC COMMENT (10:10 ‐ 10:40 AM) Members of the public may speak in‐person ONLY to any item NOT on the agenda. 1‐3 minutes depending on number of speakers. Public Comment is limited to 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda. BREAK (10:40 ‐ 10:50 AM) 4.Selection of 2025 Council Priorities (10:50 – 11:30 AM) 5.Discussion on Strategies to Achieve Priorities Initial Discussion of 2025 Objectives (11:30 – 12:30 PM) BREAK (12:30 ‐ 1:00 PM) 6.Initial discussion of 2025 Objectives Discussion of Organizing for Effectiveness (1:00 – 2:30 PM) 7.Next Steps (2:30 – 3:00 PM) ADJOURNMENT OTHER INFORMATION Public Comment Letters Schedule of Meetings PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone. 1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org. 2. For in person public comments please complete a speaker request card located on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Clerk prior to discussion of the item. 3. Spoken public comments for agendized items using a computer or smart phone will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to access a Zoom‐based meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in‐ browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up‐to‐date browser: Chrome 30 , Firefox 27 , Microsoft Edge 12 , Safari 7 . Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. Or download the Zoom application onto your smart phone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enter in the Meeting ID below. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments. 4. Spoken public comments for agendized items using a phone use the telephone number listed below. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so we know that you wish to speak. You will be asked to provide your first and last name before addressing the Council. You will be advised how long you have to speak. When called please limit your remarks to the agenda item and time limit allotted. CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 362‐027‐238 Phone: 1‐669‐900‐6833 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format or who require auxiliary aids to access City meetings, programs, or services may contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (650) 329‐2550 (voice) or by emailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Requests for assistance or accommodations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, program, or service. California Government Code §84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," prohibits an elected official of a local government agency from participating in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use if the official received a campaign contribution exceeding $500 from a party or participant, including their agents, to the proceeding within the last 12 months. A “license, permit, or other entitlement for use” includes most land use and planning approvals and the approval of contracts that are not subject to lowest responsible bid procedures and have a value over $50,000. A “party” is a person who files an application for, or is the subject of, a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use. A “participant” is a person who actively supports or opposes a particular decision in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use, and has a financial interest in the decision. The Levine Act incorporates the definition of “financial interest” in the Political Reform Act, which encompasses interests in business entities, real property, sources of income, sources of gifts, and personal finances that may be affected by the Council’s actions. If you qualify as a “party” or “participant” to a proceeding, and you have made a campaign contribution to a Council Member exceeding $500 made within the last 12 months, you must disclose the campaign contribution before making your comments. 2 January 25, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org/agendas. CITY COUNCILSpecial MeetingSaturday, January 25, 2025Mitchell Park Community CenterEl Palo Alto Room & Hybrid9:00 AMAmended AgendaAmended Agenda items appear below in RED (Time Estimates Updated)Palo Alto City Council meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend byteleconference or in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in themeeting is located at the end of the agenda. The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TVChannel 26, live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed toMidpen Media Center https://midpenmedia.org.VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/362027238) Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900‐6833PUBLIC COMMENTSGeneral Public Comment for items not on the agenda will be accepted in person for up to threeminutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. General public comment will be heardfor 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda.Public comments for agendized items will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up tothree minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. Requests to speak will be takenuntil 5 minutes after the staff’s presentation or as determined by the Chair. Written publiccomments can be submitted in advance to city.council@CityofPaloAlto.org and will be providedto the Council and available for inspection on the City’s website. Please clearly indicate whichagenda item you are referencing in your subject line.PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted onlyby email to city.clerk@CityofPaloAlto.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received,the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strongcybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are notaccepted.Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks,posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do notcreate a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated whendisplaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view orpassage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting.TIME ESTIMATESListed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while themeeting is in progress. The Council reserves the right to use more or less time on any item, tochange the order of items and/or to continue items to another meeting. Particular items may beheard before or after the time estimated on the agenda. This may occur in order to best managethe time at a meeting or to adapt to the participation of the public.CALL TO ORDER2025 ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT PROGRAMA.City Council Retreat: Discussion and Selection of the 2025 City Council Priorities1.Welcome by Mayor and City Manager (9:00 – 9:05 AM)2.Introductions (9:05 – 9:40 AM)3.Discuss Key Inputs: Community Input & 2024 Accomplishments (9:40 – 10:10 AM)PUBLIC COMMENT (10:10 ‐ 10:40 AM)Members of the public may speak in‐person ONLY to any item NOT on the agenda. 1‐3 minutes depending on number ofspeakers. Public Comment is limited to 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of theagenda.BREAK (10:40 ‐ 10:50 AM)4.Selection of 2025 Council Priorities (10:50 – 11:30 AM)5.Discussion on Strategies to Achieve PrioritiesInitial Discussion of 2025 Objectives (11:30 – 12:30 PM)BREAK (12:30 ‐ 1:00 PM)6.Initial discussion of 2025 ObjectivesDiscussion of Organizing for Effectiveness (1:00 – 2:30 PM)7.Next Steps (2:30 – 3:00 PM)ADJOURNMENTOTHER INFORMATION Public Comment Letters Schedule of Meetings PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone. 1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org. 2. For in person public comments please complete a speaker request card located on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Clerk prior to discussion of the item. 3. Spoken public comments for agendized items using a computer or smart phone will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to access a Zoom‐based meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in‐ browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up‐to‐date browser: Chrome 30 , Firefox 27 , Microsoft Edge 12 , Safari 7 . Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. Or download the Zoom application onto your smart phone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enter in the Meeting ID below. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments. 4. Spoken public comments for agendized items using a phone use the telephone number listed below. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so we know that you wish to speak. You will be asked to provide your first and last name before addressing the Council. You will be advised how long you have to speak. When called please limit your remarks to the agenda item and time limit allotted. CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 362‐027‐238 Phone: 1‐669‐900‐6833 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format or who require auxiliary aids to access City meetings, programs, or services may contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (650) 329‐2550 (voice) or by emailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Requests for assistance or accommodations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, program, or service. California Government Code §84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," prohibits an elected official of a local government agency from participating in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use if the official received a campaign contribution exceeding $500 from a party or participant, including their agents, to the proceeding within the last 12 months. A “license, permit, or other entitlement for use” includes most land use and planning approvals and the approval of contracts that are not subject to lowest responsible bid procedures and have a value over $50,000. A “party” is a person who files an application for, or is the subject of, a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use. A “participant” is a person who actively supports or opposes a particular decision in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use, and has a financial interest in the decision. The Levine Act incorporates the definition of “financial interest” in the Political Reform Act, which encompasses interests in business entities, real property, sources of income, sources of gifts, and personal finances that may be affected by the Council’s actions. If you qualify as a “party” or “participant” to a proceeding, and you have made a campaign contribution to a Council Member exceeding $500 made within the last 12 months, you must disclose the campaign contribution before making your comments. 3 January 25, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org/agendas. CITY COUNCILSpecial MeetingSaturday, January 25, 2025Mitchell Park Community CenterEl Palo Alto Room & Hybrid9:00 AMAmended AgendaAmended Agenda items appear below in RED (Time Estimates Updated)Palo Alto City Council meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend byteleconference or in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in themeeting is located at the end of the agenda. The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TVChannel 26, live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed toMidpen Media Center https://midpenmedia.org.VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/362027238) Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900‐6833PUBLIC COMMENTSGeneral Public Comment for items not on the agenda will be accepted in person for up to threeminutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. General public comment will be heardfor 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda.Public comments for agendized items will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up tothree minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. Requests to speak will be takenuntil 5 minutes after the staff’s presentation or as determined by the Chair. Written publiccomments can be submitted in advance to city.council@CityofPaloAlto.org and will be providedto the Council and available for inspection on the City’s website. Please clearly indicate whichagenda item you are referencing in your subject line.PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted onlyby email to city.clerk@CityofPaloAlto.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received,the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strongcybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are notaccepted.Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks,posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do notcreate a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated whendisplaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view orpassage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting.TIME ESTIMATESListed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while themeeting is in progress. The Council reserves the right to use more or less time on any item, tochange the order of items and/or to continue items to another meeting. Particular items may beheard before or after the time estimated on the agenda. This may occur in order to best managethe time at a meeting or to adapt to the participation of the public.CALL TO ORDER2025 ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT PROGRAMA.City Council Retreat: Discussion and Selection of the 2025 City Council Priorities1.Welcome by Mayor and City Manager (9:00 – 9:05 AM)2.Introductions (9:05 – 9:40 AM)3.Discuss Key Inputs: Community Input & 2024 Accomplishments (9:40 – 10:10 AM)PUBLIC COMMENT (10:10 ‐ 10:40 AM)Members of the public may speak in‐person ONLY to any item NOT on the agenda. 1‐3 minutes depending on number ofspeakers. Public Comment is limited to 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of theagenda.BREAK (10:40 ‐ 10:50 AM)4.Selection of 2025 Council Priorities (10:50 – 11:30 AM)5.Discussion on Strategies to Achieve PrioritiesInitial Discussion of 2025 Objectives (11:30 – 12:30 PM)BREAK (12:30 ‐ 1:00 PM)6.Initial discussion of 2025 ObjectivesDiscussion of Organizing for Effectiveness (1:00 – 2:30 PM)7.Next Steps (2:30 – 3:00 PM)ADJOURNMENTOTHER INFORMATIONPublic Comment Letters Schedule of Meetings PUBLIC COMMENT INSTRUCTIONS Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email, teleconference, or by phone. 1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to city.council@cityofpaloalto.org. 2. For in person public comments please complete a speaker request card located on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Clerk prior to discussion of the item. 3. Spoken public comments for agendized items using a computer or smart phone will be accepted through the teleconference meeting. To address the Council, click on the link below to access a Zoom‐based meeting. Please read the following instructions carefully. You may download the Zoom client or connect to the meeting in‐ browser. If using your browser, make sure you are using a current, up‐to‐date browser: Chrome 30 , Firefox 27 , Microsoft Edge 12 , Safari 7 . Certain functionality may be disabled in older browsers including Internet Explorer. Or download the Zoom application onto your smart phone from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store and enter in the Meeting ID below. You may be asked to enter an email address and name. We request that you identify yourself by name as this will be visible online and will be used to notify you that it is your turn to speak. When you wish to speak on an Agenda Item, click on “raise hand.” The Clerk will activate and unmute speakers in turn. Speakers will be notified shortly before they are called to speak. When called, please limit your remarks to the time limit allotted. A timer will be shown on the computer to help keep track of your comments. 4. Spoken public comments for agendized items using a phone use the telephone number listed below. When you wish to speak on an agenda item hit *9 on your phone so we know that you wish to speak. You will be asked to provide your first and last name before addressing the Council. You will be advised how long you have to speak. When called please limit your remarks to the agenda item and time limit allotted. CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 362‐027‐238 Phone: 1‐669‐900‐6833 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) It is the policy of the City of Palo Alto to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to all. Persons with disabilities who require materials in an appropriate alternative format or who require auxiliary aids to access City meetings, programs, or services may contact the City’s ADA Coordinator at (650) 329‐2550 (voice) or by emailing ada@cityofpaloalto.org. Requests for assistance or accommodations must be submitted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, program, or service. California Government Code §84308, commonly referred to as the "Levine Act," prohibits an elected official of a local government agency from participating in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use if the official received a campaign contribution exceeding $500 from a party or participant, including their agents, to the proceeding within the last 12 months. A “license, permit, or other entitlement for use” includes most land use and planning approvals and the approval of contracts that are not subject to lowest responsible bid procedures and have a value over $50,000. A “party” is a person who files an application for, or is the subject of, a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use. A “participant” is a person who actively supports or opposes a particular decision in a proceeding involving a license, permit, or other entitlement for use, and has a financial interest in the decision. The Levine Act incorporates the definition of “financial interest” in the Political Reform Act, which encompasses interests in business entities, real property, sources of income, sources of gifts, and personal finances that may be affected by the Council’s actions. If you qualify as a “party” or “participant” to a proceeding, and you have made a campaign contribution to a Council Member exceeding $500 made within the last 12 months, you must disclose the campaign contribution before making your comments. 4 January 25, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org/agendas. CITY COUNCILSpecial MeetingSaturday, January 25, 2025Mitchell Park Community CenterEl Palo Alto Room & Hybrid9:00 AMAmended AgendaAmended Agenda items appear below in RED (Time Estimates Updated)Palo Alto City Council meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the option to attend byteleconference or in person. Information on how the public may observe and participate in themeeting is located at the end of the agenda. The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TVChannel 26, live on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/cityofpaloalto, and streamed toMidpen Media Center https://midpenmedia.org.VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION CLICK HERE TO JOIN (https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us/j/362027238) Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone:1(669)900‐6833PUBLIC COMMENTSGeneral Public Comment for items not on the agenda will be accepted in person for up to threeminutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. General public comment will be heardfor 30 minutes. Additional public comments, if any, will be heard at the end of the agenda.Public comments for agendized items will be accepted both in person and via Zoom for up tothree minutes or an amount of time determined by the Chair. Requests to speak will be takenuntil 5 minutes after the staff’s presentation or as determined by the Chair. Written publiccomments can be submitted in advance to city.council@CityofPaloAlto.org and will be providedto the Council and available for inspection on the City’s website. Please clearly indicate whichagenda item you are referencing in your subject line.PowerPoints, videos, or other media to be presented during public comment are accepted onlyby email to city.clerk@CityofPaloAlto.org at least 24 hours prior to the meeting. Once received,the Clerk will have them shared at public comment for the specified item. To uphold strongcybersecurity management practices, USB’s or other physical electronic storage devices are notaccepted.Signs and symbolic materials less than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted provided that: (1) sticks,posts, poles or similar/other type of handle objects are strictly prohibited; (2) the items do notcreate a facility, fire, or safety hazard; and (3) persons with such items remain seated whendisplaying them and must not raise the items above shoulder level, obstruct the view orpassage of other attendees, or otherwise disturb the business of the meeting.TIME ESTIMATESListed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while themeeting is in progress. The Council reserves the right to use more or less time on any item, tochange the order of items and/or to continue items to another meeting. Particular items may beheard before or after the time estimated on the agenda. This may occur in order to best managethe time at a meeting or to adapt to the participation of the public.CALL TO ORDER2025 ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT PROGRAMA.City Council Retreat: Discussion and Selection of the 2025 City Council Priorities1.Welcome by Mayor and City Manager (9:00 – 9:05 AM)2.Introductions (9:05 – 9:40 AM)3.Discuss Key Inputs: Community Input & 2024 Accomplishments (9:40 – 10:10 AM)PUBLIC COMMENT (10:10 ‐ 10:40 AM)Members of the public may speak in‐person ONLY to any item NOT on the agenda. 1‐3 minutes depending on number ofspeakers. Public Comment is limited to 30 minutes. 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If you qualify as a “party” or “participant” to a proceeding, and you have made a campaign contribution to a Council Member exceeding $500 made within the last 12 months, you must disclose the campaign contribution before making your comments. 5 January 25, 2025 Materials submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection at www.CityofPaloAlto.org/agendas. City Council Staff Report From: City Manager Report Type: 2025 ANNUAL COUNCIL RETREAT PROGRAM Lead Department: City Manager Meeting Date: January 25, 2025 Report #:2501-3976 TITLE City Council Retreat: Discussion and Selection of the 2025 City Council Priorities RECOMMENDATION Receive key inputs for 2025 Priority Setting including Community and Councilmember feedback; and that the Council adopt the 2025 Priorities. BACKGROUND Each year the Council reviews its priorities at its Annual Council Retreat. There is a goal of no more than three to four priorities per year. A Council priority is defined as a topic that will receive particular and significant attention during the year1. The 2024 Council Priorities are: •Economic Development and Transition •Climate Change and the Natural Environment: Protection and Adaptation •Housing for Social and Economic Balance •Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging ANALYSIS Following the Policy and Services Committee (P&S) recommendation from the December 10, 20242 meeting and in consultation with the Mayor, the Annual Retreat agenda has been updated and included in Attachment A. This report outlines and provides context for each of the agenda items. 1 City Council Procedures and Protocols Handbook, page 35, https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/v/6/city-clerk/city-charterprocedures/2024-adopted-council- protocols-and-procedures-manual-10.2024.pdf 2 Policy & Services Committee Meeting 12/10/2024 https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=14557 Item A 2025 Annual Council Retreat Program Report Item A: Staff Report Pg. 1 Packet Pg. 6 of 117 The retreat will begin with welcoming remarks by the Mayor, and introductory comments from each Council member. Staff will then review key inputs (Item 3) to assist the Council in its priority setting discussion including a look back at highlights from the progress made in 2024. This will be followed by Public Comment, another key input. The Council will then discuss and finalize its 2025 Priorities (item 4). This will be followed by a discussion of strategies to achieve the goals of those priorities (item 5), specifically including a discussion of the Council standing and ad hoc (temporary) committees planned for the year. Staff anticipates this will include discussion of Council engagement on the priorities as well as community engagement, and management of resources. As time permits, Council can begin initial discussions on 2025 Objectives (item 6), while recognizing that this will necessarily be an initial discussion since staff will need to return at a subsequent meeting after evaluating what can be accomplished within available resources. Finally, the retreat will conclude with a debrief and next steps (item 7) which will include staff returning with recommended Objectives and Committee workplans. Definitions Throughout this report and our ongoing discussion of priorities, a few terms are used frequently, with specific definitions: Priority – One of the 3-4 focus topics that the City Council has selected for specific attention in order to address community needs. Objective – A discrete project or milestone intended to be achieved within the year. Strategy – A new term this year, reflecting an overarching approach to managing an issue, reflecting a long-term or multidimensional perspective. Agenda Item 3. Discuss Key Inputs As part of the Priority Setting process, the Handbook outlines that staff solicit input from the Council and the public on the priorities to be reviewed and considered for the following year. In addition to the inputs described below, the annual Palo Alto Community Survey provides a periodic snapshot of residents’ perspectives. A Council study session on this survey was held on December 9, 20243. 3 Council Study Session on Palo Alto Community Survey Results: https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/meetings/ItemWithTemplateType?id=6566&meetingTemplateType=2&comp iledMeetingDocumentId=12534 Item A 2025 Annual Council Retreat Program Report Item A: Staff Report Pg. 2 Packet Pg. 7 of 117 Council Feedback on Priorities At its December 10, 2024 meeting, the Policy and Services Committee (P&S) reviewed the 2024 Council Priorities and proposed 2025 priority setting process. The Committee’s only specific recommendation came from Chair Kou recommending the Council consider edits to the Climate Change Priority as suggested by Councilmember Veenker: “Climate and Sustainability Action and Adaptation (our goal is not Climate Change, it is Climate Action).” All Councilmember survey responses are included in Attachment B. Community Feedback on Council Priorities The City released an online survey seeking community input on Council priorities for 2025. The survey was conducted December 9, 2024- January 6, 2025 and collected a total of 431 community responses. In addition to answering a general open-ended question on what 2025 priorities the Council should adopt, the survey asked respondents to prioritize the 2024 Council Priorities. Survey Results: QUESTION 1: Prioritize the 2024 City Council Priorities. Average priorities over 431 responses: 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation QUESTION 2: What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? 302 respondents answered the open-ended question with the following themes shared (in alphabetical order): •Climate and Environment •Community Building •Economic Development •Fiscal Responsibility •Housing •Infrastructure & Utilities •Public Safety Attachment C provides a more in-depth summary of the responses, including answers to open- ended comments and feedback. This attachment also provides emails received by the City Council on this topic through January 8, 2025. Item A 2025 Annual Council Retreat Program Report Item A: Staff Report Pg. 3 Packet Pg. 8 of 117 Agenda Item 4. Selection of 2025 Council Priorities To aid future retreats and priority setting processes, the Council Protocols and Procedures Handbook also articulates a set of value statements that represent long-term goals and vision for the community. The Palo Alto City Council has universally shared values that help guide our decisions and the work we do. These values state that the Council will make decisions that: 1. Balance revenues and expenses, now and in the future. 2. Are environmentally sustainable, now and in the future. 3. Will integrate equity into our decisions, considering how decisions affect people differently based on their identity or circumstances. 4. Create a healthy, safe and welcoming community for all. 5. Will safeguard public trust through transparent practices and open communication. 6. Will embrace innovation. Acknowledging that no individual issue area is more important than another, the set of values recognizes a balanced and wholistic approach to Council policy setting. The purpose of establishing priorities is to assist the Council and staff to better allocate and utilize time for discussion and decision making. Adhering to our established policy of focusing on a maximum of four priorities each year supports our effectiveness and meaningful progress on key issues. At the 2024 Annual Retreat, Council elected to continue the prior year’s priorities, shifting discussion toward longer term strategic approach to issues and initiatives. With two new councilmembers, the 2025 Annual Retreat is the time to revisit priorities to ensure alignment with both fresh perspectives and emerging issues. Staff recommends that the Council again, take a longer-term strategic approach, focusing on issues and initiatives over a two-year period to allow for sustained progress and meaningful impact on priorities. Agenda Item 5. Discussion on Strategies to Achieve Priorities The retreat provides an opportunity for Council to engage in a discussion of the “big picture” vision of what the Council would like to achieve over the year, and how the City’s decision- making structure should be used to this end. There may be overarching approaches, or strategies, that the Council will want to consider determining how best to advance its priorities. To begin that discussion, staff has identified a few questions: 1. How does the Council envision its engagement in advancing the Priorities? If involving ad hoc committees, what should the committees be and what specific goals will be assigned to each committee? At its 2024 Annual Retreat, the Council took a strategic approach to advancing its identified priorities, engaging in a thoughtful discussion on its envisioned role in each priority. This approach included the identification of ad hoc committees to advance specific goals. In 2024, Item A 2025 Annual Council Retreat Program Report Item A: Staff Report Pg. 4 Packet Pg. 9 of 117 there were seven Ad Hoc committees in addition to the Council’s Standing Committees (Finance, Policy & Services, Council Appointed Officers, and City/Schools Liaison): Retail, Stanford, Housing, Climate Action, Rail, Cubberley and El Camino Real, with the first five identified at the retreat and the last two added during the year. Ad hoc committee activities were reviewed at a Council Study Session on December 16, 20244. On December 10, 2024 The Policy and Services Committee discussed and recognized that while the creation of the various ad hoc committees helped advance Council Priorities, the time and level of effort required to support the number of committees, including standing committees, stretched staff resources to the point of not being sustainable. Staff reported that the current committee structure presents several challenges. First, the scope and purpose of some ad hoc Committees have evolved to address broad subject areas rather than specific topics. This development is not aligned with the purpose of ad hocs as outlined in the Council Handbook, and creates the need to follow Brown Act procedures. Second, this broad focus has led to an indefinite duration for many ad hocs, which is a workload management challenge. Finally, much of the work funneled to ad hocs could be addressed within existing Standing Committees, ensuring that the nature of the work aligns with organizational priorities and makes better use of staff resources and capacity. Staff recommends Council determine the ad hoc committees for 2025, reducing the number of ad hoc committees to align with the number of Council priorities (no more than 3-4). •To the extent continued hoc committees can be combined. For example, work envisioned on Cubberley could be combined with Housing. •Continuing work on rail grade separations is now entering a period of engineering over many months, such that Rail Committee work could integrated into Policy & Services or at least reduce the frequency of meetings to bimonthly or as needed. •Liaison with Stanford University has traditionally been handled by the Mayor. 2. Are there research projects or strategic questions that need to be answered in order to advance Council’s vision for each priority? Depending on possible overarching questions, there may be the need for follow-up work by staff. As one example, it is clear that current funding sources are insufficient for the affordable housing production required by the Housing Element. Is there a process needed to evaluate options and develop a funding strategy? to develop new workplans and for Council to prioritize 4 Council Study Session on Ad Hoc Committee Activities 12/16/2024: https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/meetings/ItemWithTemplateType?id=6707&meetingTemplateType=2&comp iledMeetingDocumentId=12596 Item A 2025 Annual Council Retreat Program Report Item A: Staff Report Pg. 5 Packet Pg. 10 of 117 new strategies among existing work. Subject to Council discussion of strategies, staff will follow up and return with recommendations accordingly. Agenda Item 6. Initial Discussion of 2025 Objectives Objectives are primarily defined as Council actions and engagement necessary during the calendar year to advance the stated priorities. Objectives are developed to align with and implement a Priority; they are time-bound and measurable. Following SMARTIE principles— Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Timely, Inclusive, and Equitable—Objectives outline the actions planned for the coming 12 months. Following the adoption of Council Priorities in January, staff will evaluate existing Council- directed projects and workplans, as well as new legal or procedural mandates at the federal, state, or local levels that advance each Priority. A list of recommended Objectives will be presented to the Council beginning in February or March. This list will reflect careful consideration of capacity and resource requirements needed to implement and complete each Objective. Once adopted, a quarterly progress report is presented to Council. The 2024 Council Priorities and Objectives Q4 update was provided to Council on January 21, 20245 This agenda item provides the opportunity for Council to discuss and provide feedback on Objectives to consider in 2025. Agenda Item 7. Next Steps The final item on the agenda will close the retreat with a Council debrief of major actions taken and provide next steps for finalization of 2025 Objectives and Committee Workplans. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT The community and the City Council have been solicited for their input and suggestions regarding the priorities. The community was engaged through the Open City Hall survey platform as well as email communication to City Council directly through city.council@cityofpaloalto.org. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW Council action on this item is not a project as defined by CEQA because the Council Retreat and discussion on the 2025 Priorities is a continuing administrative or maintenance activity (general policy and procedure making. CEQA Guidelines section 15378 (b)(2). 5 Council FYI 1/21/2025 Agenda Item Number 13 on 2024 Council Priorities and Objectives Q4 Update: https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=15920 Item A 2025 Annual Council Retreat Program Report Item A: Staff Report Pg. 6 Packet Pg. 11 of 117 ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: 2025 Annual Council Retreat Agenda Attachment B: Council and Council-elect Survey Responses on 2025 Priorities Attachment C: Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities APPROVED BY: Ed Shikada, City Manager Item A 2025 Annual Council Retreat Program Report Item A: Staff Report Pg. 7 Packet Pg. 12 of 117 ATTACHMENT C City Council 2025 Annual Retreat WORKING AGENDA January 25, 2025 9:00AM-3:00PM Mitchell Park Community Center, El Palo Alto Room Time Item Minutes 9:00AM 1. Welcome by Mayor and City Manager Goal and purpose, expectations and meeting norms Overview of the day 5 Min 9:05AM 2. Introductions Introductory comments from each Council member, “Sharing their Why” 35 Min 9:40AM 3. Discuss Key Inputs Community survey on priorities Highlights of 2024 Accomplishments 30 Min 10:10AM Public Comment 30 Min 10:40AM Break 10 Min 10:50AM 4. Selection of 2025 Council Priorities Changes or refinements 40 Min 11:30PM 5. Discussion on Strategies to Achieve Priorities Organization of Council Ad hoc committees Research projects needed to develop strategies? What are the strategic issues, major variables, and funding needs 90 Min 1:00PM Break 30 Min 1:30PM 6. Initial discussion of 2025 Objectives 60 Min 2:30PM 7. Next Steps Staff to Return with Recommended Objectives Committee workplans 30 Min 3:00PM Adjournment Item A Attachment A - 2025 Council Retreat Working Agenda Item A: Staff Report Pg. 8 Packet Pg. 13 of 117 ATTACHMENT B Council and Council-elect Survey Responses on 2025 Priorities Per the City Council Procedures and Protocols Handbook process, the Policy & Services Committee recommends to the Council, which suggestions if any, should be considered at the Annual Retreat. The Council and Council-elect were surveyed November 15 - November 27 on recommended 2025 Priorities for the Policy & Services Committee to consider, below are the responses received. Councilmember Veenker “I suggest: •Climate and Sustainability Action and Adaptation (our goal is not Climate Change, it is Climate Action) •Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging •Economic Development •Housing for Social & Economic Balance” Councilmember-elect Lu “I realize the final priorities will probably evolve incrementally, so I'm taking some refinements / prioritization with existing priorities. My hope is to have the clearest possible milestones (or finish) projects that make it into our final list.” “My top 3 (unranked): 1. Housing for Economic Balance o Clear milestones for the San Antonio + Downtown plans o Finalize plans + restart Buena Vista redevelopment o Implementation of Housing Element Goals 2. Economic Development o Clear milestones for Cal Ave / University streetscapes (i.e. designs and funding?) o Implement another round of retail streamlining ordinances, focused on a more complex set of zoning issues (including parking) o Permanent parklet ordinance (with as much simplicity + documentation for 3. Community Safety and Wellness o Taking a Vision Zero goal (with a deadline and plan to fund improvements) coming out of our Safe Systems / Bike and Pedestrian planning processes o TBD milestones for mental health resources (with a focus on youth)” Councilmember Lauing Item A Attachment B - Council and Council-elect Survey Responses on 2025 Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 9 Packet Pg. 14 of 117 ATTACHMENT B Each of this year’s objectives is massive and requires a multi-year approach. As I have reflected on this, I don’t see any objective more crucial than what we already have. And we don’t want to change key objectives just for the novelty of it. If anything, I could see dropping the word “transition” this year on the economic recovery objective as we are far from the pandemic. This could help emphasize that this objective is not just about retail. Councilmember Lythcott-Haims Keep same priorities. Councilmember Kou 1. Preservation & Expansion of the Natural Environment including Palo Alto’s tree canopy and open spaces. 2. Defend Palo Alto’s Charter against State mandates 3. Fiscal Frugality Councilmember Burt I don’t have recommendations for changes to the priorities, but I listed below in [bullets] some areas that I would like to prioritized to advance these priorities. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation •A summary and communication program on recent and planned permitting and inspection streamlining related to solar, energy storage, and electrification appliances. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging •Identification of expanded or enhanced special events to date and those projected for 2025 resulting from additions made to special events staffing. Economic Development & Transition •A plan with milestones for Cal Ave and University Ave downtowns nearer term improvements, including a permanent parklet program for Cal Ave early in Q1 2025. •A summary and communication program of recent and planned retail related permit streamlining. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Item A Attachment B - Council and Council-elect Survey Responses on 2025 Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 10 Packet Pg. 15 of 117 ATTACHMENT C 2025 Council Priorities Survey Results To inform the City Council’s discussion at their annual retreat on January 25, 2025, the City released an online survey seeking community input on priorities for the coming year. Staﬀ released an Open Town Hall survey through OpenGov on December 9, 2024, which closed on January 6, 2025. The survey forum had 578 visitors and gained 431 community responses, compared with 483 visitors and 396 responses in 2024. Diﬀerent from previous years, the survey also asked the community to prioritize last year’s 2024 Council Priorities. This online survey is one data point to complement other feedback received throughout the year such as: •The annual 2024 Community Satisfaction Survey •Neighborhood Town Hall meeting input and other community engagement eﬀorts •Direct input to the Council via email •Feedback through participation at City Council and Boards, Commissions and Committee meetings Summary of Speciﬁc Feedback for 2025 City Council Priorities Discussion QUESTION 1: Prioritize the 2024 City Council Priorities. Average priorities over 431 responses: 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation QUESTION 2: What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? A summary of input received through the online survey is noted in this cover report and the full report including individual responses is attached in its entirety. 302 respondents answered the open-ended question with the following themes summarized: (in alphabetical order) Climate and Environment-Prioritizing electriﬁcation and reducing reliance on fossil fuels, clean energy initiatives, such as heat pumps and solar adoption, plus preserving biodiversity, reducing noise pollution, and implementing bird-friendly and dark-sky policies. Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 11 Packet Pg. 16 of 117 Community Building- Investment in programs and spaces, recreational options, plus more civic engagement and communication between the City and residents. Economic Development- Revitalization of commercial districts like University Ave. and Cal Ave., reducing retail vacancies, increasing vibrant community spaces, plus need for faster permit processes. Fiscal Responsibility- Comments about use of consultants, cost-eﬃciencies/budget management, and rising utility rates. Housing- Prioritizing aﬀordable housing, concerns about and support for high-density housing, housing impacts on traﬃc/infrastructure, and more mixed-use developments near transit. Infrastructure & Utilities- Enhance mobility such as bike lanes, roads and public transportation, support undergrounding utilities and ﬂood control measures. Public Safety- Comments about crime, traﬃc enforcement, and pedestrian safety, plus improving infrastructure to reduce accidents and enhance safety in neighborhoods. Other: • Some feedback received advocates for limiting new housing to preserve neighborhood character. • Some feedback received calls for needing bold climate policies while other comments share opposition to electriﬁcation mandates. QUESTION 3: In which neighborhood area do you live? This optional question provides details in the report about where respondents live in Palo Alto. Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 12 Packet Pg. 17 of 117 1 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM Contents i.Summary of responses 2 ii.Survey questions 5 iii.Individual responses 6 Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 13 Packet Pg. 18 of 117 Summary Of Responses As of January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM, this forum had:Topic Start Topic End Attendees:578 December 9, 2024, 3:34 PM January 6, 2025, 12:00 PM Responses:431 Hours of Public Comment:21.6 QUESTION 1 Prioritize the 2024 City Council Priorities. 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation QUESTION 2 What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Answered 302 Skipped 129 QUESTION 3 In which neighborhood area do you live? [Optional] %Count Adobe Meadow 2.9%12 Barron Park 5.7%23 Barron Square 1.2%5 Charleston Garden/Greenhouse 2.0%8 2 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 14 Packet Pg. 19 of 117 %Count Charleston Meadow 2.7%11 Charleston Village 0.2%1 College Terrace 3.9%16 Community Center 5.7%23 Crescent Park 9.8%40 Downtown North 6.9%28 Duveneck/St. Francis 7.1%29 Esther Park 0.5%2 Evergreen 2.7%11 Fairmeadow 2.0%8 Greenmeadow 2.5%10 Leland Manor 4.9%20 Mayfield 0.5%2 Meadow Park 0.2%1 Midtown 13.3%54 Miranda 0.2%1 Monroe Park 0.2%1 Old Palo Alto 5.9%24 Palo Alto Central 0.7%3 3 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 15 Packet Pg. 20 of 117 %Count Palo Alto Hills 0.2%1 Palo Alto Orchards/Monroe Park 0.2%1 Palo Verde 2.9%12 Sand Hill Corridor 0.5%2 Southgate 1.2%5 Triple El 1.0%4 University South (Plus Professorville)7.6%31 Ventura 3.9%16 Walnut Grove 0.5%2 4 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 16 Packet Pg. 21 of 117 Survey Questions QUESTION 1 Prioritize the 2024 City Council Priorities. • Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation • Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging • Economic Development & Transition • Housing for Social & Economic Balance QUESTION 2 What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? QUESTION 3 In which neighborhood area do you live? [Optional] • Adobe Meadow • Barron Park • Barron Square • Charleston Garden/Greenhouse • Charleston Meadow • Charleston Village • College Terrace • Community Center • Crescent Park • Downtown North • Duveneck/St. Francis • Esther Park • Evergreen • Fairmeadow • Greenacres I • Creenacres II • Greendell • Greenmeadow • Leland Manor • Mayfield • Meadow Park • Midtown • Miranda • Monroe Park • Old Palo Alto • Palo Alto Central • Palo Alto Hills • Palo Alto Orchards/Monroe Park • Palo Verde • San Alma HOA • Sand Hill Corridor • Southgate • Triple El • University South (Plus Professorville) • Ventura • Walnut Grove 5 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 17 Packet Pg. 22 of 117 Individual Responses Olenka Villarreal in Crescent Park December 9, 2024, 9:34 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 I am one of many who have met with our Mayor and others on council, as part of a large and growing group of Palo Alto residents who ask council to focus on our city: beautify our downtown, California Ave. and help create programs for us. Please save our precious tax dollars and resist outside consultants who know little about what locals seek. Please look to Los Altos, Burlingame, Mountain View, Santa Clara and so many others around us who are creating vibrant downtowns complete with an amazing cadence of programs too. Many of us locals are going there more and more for our dining, shopping and fun. Question 3 • Community Center Name not available December 11, 2024, 10:05 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Denser housing and public transportation along busy corridors. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 12, 2024, 7:32 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Charleston Garden/Greenhouse Name not available December 12, 2024, 7:41 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Revitalize University Ave now! Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available December 12, 2024, 7:44 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 6 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 18 Packet Pg. 23 of 117 No response Question 3 • Community Center Name not available December 12, 2024, 7:44 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Work on making Palo Alto's shopping districts more like Los Altos, which has a lively vibe and doesn't look like it's dying. Safety, including traffic improvements for cars, bikes, and pedestrians. Housing in appropriate areas of the city. Question 3 • Leland Manor Ken Horowitz in University Park December 12, 2024, 7:50 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 1.Focus on getting the Cubberley community center plans to the «finish line» so residents will have a bond measure to vote on in 2026 2.Explore a sugary drink tax (similar to that recently passed by Santa Cruz voters) that will raise funds to support the local community including resources for youth mental health and expanding recreational programs for children and seniors 3.Initiate the economic re-development of downtown ((University Avenue) Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available December 12, 2024, 7:56 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY!!! Stop wasting OUR money on useless consultants and absentee staffers. You think you have a blank check to keep raising our utility rates and then wonder why no one can afford to go shopping! Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available December 12, 2024, 8:08 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Park Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West December 12, 2024, 8:09 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 7 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 19 Packet Pg. 24 of 117 Question 2 Stronger support for organizations that build community and empower individuals, families and neighborhoods to take charge of their own material and spiritual well-being. Question 3 • Midtown Name not shown in Evergreen Park December 12, 2024, 8:09 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Attract more business to California ave. Incentives to upgrade old commercial buildings. New Molly stone Question 3 • Evergreen Name not shown in Crescent Park December 12, 2024, 8:15 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 1. a much faster transition to heat pumps AND insulation to reduce the need to spend so much on upgrading our distribution grid. This should also lessen the pressure on rapidly rising rates. 2. Enforce our codes. I live on a block with an active private school operated by a billionaire explicitly without a use permit. Despite multiple concerns expressed to the city, the school continues to operate. 2. Create a way for private philanthropy to support the city's needs for affordable housing and climate action, inspired by what has been done with our public schools. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 12, 2024, 8:19 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Housing, retail corridors improvement, community building Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available December 12, 2024, 8:23 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available December 12, 2024, 8:26 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 8 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 20 Packet Pg. 25 of 117 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Making Palo Alto livable for current residents, not just future ones--like recognizing traffic is a huge issue and don't fantasize about how more housing density can happen without making that problem worse n Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in Greenmeadow December 12, 2024, 8:38 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Greenmeadow Name not available December 12, 2024, 8:42 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Southgate Name not available December 12, 2024, 8:54 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Long-term plan for shuttle and ride share (Link) Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available December 12, 2024, 9:19 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Increasing housing and policing Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West December 12, 2024, 9:48 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 9 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 21 Packet Pg. 26 of 117 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Mental health Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 12, 2024, 9:59 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Restore Palo Alto’s supply of affordable middle-income single- family homes: Keep lots with multiple small homes from being bought & turned into a single large house; The city can buy large homes on large lots and replace with smaller homes that can be resold. Expand the BMR program to include not just low-income residents but middle-income residents (teachers, police, firefighters, city government workers earning mid-range salaries) who can no longer afford to buy in Palo Alto…create a community of people who want to own a home here because they love the city & contribute to it, not because they want to flip a house for a profit or have a tax write-off. If we can get middle income families into mid-sized houses, we free up condos for retirees & singles and apartments for low- income neighbors… Question 3 • Charleston Garden/Greenhouse Name not available December 12, 2024, 10:02 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 As above Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 12, 2024, 10:13 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Healthy Cities Heathy Palo Alto Question 3 • College Terrace Name not shown in Barron Park December 12, 2024, 10:24 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Same as the above. Question 3 • Barron Park Name not shown in Evergreen Park December 12, 2024, 10:27 PM 10 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 22 Packet Pg. 27 of 117 Question 1 No response Question 2 I don’t want any more office developments, and I strongly object to the massive 17-story tower planned for the current Mollie Stones site. People living there can’t use the train to do most shopping. Elderly people and parents will need to use cars for many errands since bus routes are very limited in Palo Alto. So, this huge development will need many parking spaces and will cause car congestion. Question 3 • Evergreen Name not available December 12, 2024, 10:40 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Name not shown in Old Palo Alto December 12, 2024, 10:57 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Improving Palo Alto for young children Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available December 12, 2024, 11:35 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Economic development Question 3 • Evergreen Name not available December 12, 2024, 11:47 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • College Terrace Name not available December 13, 2024, 6:47 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 My 20 year olds will never be able to live here. Too expensive and no work for them to support themselves. That is really sad. So what will ultimately happen? 11 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 23 Packet Pg. 28 of 117 It would be great if we can shake up this community bubble a bit. However economic balance and housing will not be the only thing that helps. In order to be able to get economic balancing there should be all kinds of jobs and changes to live here doing the jobs. Question 3 • Walnut Grove Jon Richards in Crescent Park December 13, 2024, 6:50 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 While speeding on residential streets may not be a top priority, I would like to see more attention to this issue. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 13, 2024, 7:00 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Improve the rate of hiring new police officers and firefighters Question 3 • Monroe Park Name not shown in Ventura December 13, 2024, 7:13 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Pedestrian safety, including encouraging vehicles to stop on El Camino for red pedestrian lights. Affordable housing, including encouraging owners to rent to Santa Clara County Housing Authority voucher holders. Bathroom facilities at city parks. Question 3 • Ventura Lawrence Garwin in Community Center December 13, 2024, 8:39 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 2025 Palo Alto City Council Priorities (In no particular order, so please read the entire list. Thank you for your kind consideration of these suggested Council priorities.) Continue focus on reducing climate change. (More detailed suggestions below.) Roads: Resurface dangerously bumpy bike lanes. Be sure they are kept free of obstructions, such as waste bins; the one by the high school that is eastbound on Churchill from Alma to Emerson was frequently blocked, forcing cyclists into the heavy vehicle lane. Install and diligently maintain reflective paint, reflectors, and warning signs on all bulb-outs, medians, traffic circles, etc., that narrow biking and driving lanes throughout the city. (Car tire strikes have darkened or 12 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 24 Packet Pg. 29 of 117 removed much of the reflective paint and reflectors, where there was any.) Currently, many of these create a huge hazard in that someone going straight down a street (particularly in the bike lane) can easily hit them without warning. Design future ones and possibly retrofit current ones to have a soft landing spot, such as a bush, for cyclists who hit these curbs and flip over their handle bars. (This is a serious suggestion.) Review all roadway signs, starting with those along bikeways, that say, “Not a Through Street”. Amend them, as appropriate, to say, “for motor vehicles” or “except for bicycles and pedestrians”, as often there’s a path out the other end. Make all signage throughout the city appropriate for bicyclists (and pedestrians, where appropriate), as they are legitimate road users and must be encouraged to reduce climate change, pollution, and the ills of sedentary living. Clarify, perhaps with CA DMV collaboration, whether bicycles are considered “vehicles” and have signage reflect this standard. Air: Enforce the existing gasoline leaf blower ban, expand it to be city-wide (not just for residential properties) and cover all landscaping tools. Make available a more effective downloadable flyer for folks to share with offending property owners and yard care workers. State the amount of the fine. Create a reporting tool for easy, anonymous, offense reporting. Have warnings sent out without the need for staff intervention. Ban all indoor fireplace wood fires, as they destroy the air quality for blocks around the offender’s home and are truly ineffective at heating the home. Require all wood stoves to be low emission and fed with outdoor air; catalytic converters and pellet stoves allow relatively clean wood burning and outside air intakes substantially lower the emissions from burning wood in a well-sealed house and the air infiltration in a leaky house. Consider banning all indoor wood burning and further regulating outdoor fires. Support building and transportation electrification to displace fossil fuel use, including evening peak-electric-load gas peaker plants. Encourage the adoption of electric vehicles by people living in multi unit and rental housing by expanding and diligently maintaining publicly available level 1 and 2 EV chargers in the neighborhoods and DC Fast Chargers in retail areas. (Many municipalities very affordably install level 2 chargers on street light poles.) Require all remodels and new dwelling units to be EV charger ready. Encourage/require work place charging (standard 120 VAC, 15 amp outlets are all that’s needed for most commutes) to make use of the statewide surplus of solar energy during the day. Encourage/require solar photovoltaics near daytime chargers to reduce or eliminate the need for grid or building service upgrades to charge EVs. Lobby the Federal government to incentivize maintaining, not just installing, DC Fast Chargers for long distance travel. Install and encourage electric load shedding and power storage, including smart breaker panels and bidirectional electric vehicle chargers, whether behind the meter or municipally owned or contracted. Incentivize the former by providing rebates and introducing instantaneous two-way electricity pricing and a communication structure for customers’ equipment to automatically respond to price fluctuations. (OhmConnect currently provides a limited incentives-for-load-shedding service to PGE and other utilities’ customers; perhaps OhmConnect could be engaged to do the same for PA in at least the short term.) Educate local contractors and residents on how to install and use the aforementioned load shedding and grid storage equipment. Aggressively encourage building electrification and natural-gas-free buildings by giving huge incentives to not pipe gas to new or remodeled buildings and large rebates to folks who do transition their appliances from gas to electricity. Progression: Increase the reliability of the electric supply to reduce resistance to giving up gas appliances such as stoves, water heaters, wall furnaces, and gas fireplaces that currently don’t require electricity. Make no new gas connections. Ban installation of new gas appliances. Require existing gas appliances to be replaced by a certain date. Cap off older lines to prevent leakage. Cap off all unused lines. Stop supplying gas altogether or transition non-electrifiable needs to biogas, possibly supplied through the remaining gas pipeline network. Reinstate a $2300 or more rebate for DIY heat pump water heater installations. Railway: Follow the lead of other cities on the Peninsula by cost-effectively grade separating the railway crossings with a hybrid approach of raising the tracks and lowering the cross streets to go underneath. Be sure that there are low sound walls on the elevated tracks to protect the nearby homes from wheel noise. (The electrified locomotives are much quieter than the old diesel ones, so tall sound walls are not needed.) Prioritize Biodiversity and the Natural Environment: Develop and adopt regulations that should help reduce light pollution and protect the Dark Sky. Develop and adopt regulations that should help reduce bird-collision hazards. Develop and adopt regulations to protect water quality in creeks and protect riparian corridors from encroachment. Develop and adopt regulations to reduce the use of plastic in landscaping, especially artificial turf. Continue to study and implement protections to our baylands, and protect the community from the impacts of sea level rise. 13 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 25 Packet Pg. 30 of 117 Thank you. Lawrence Garwin Palo Alto Question 3 • Community Center Name not shown outside Palo Alto December 13, 2024, 8:53 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Equity and respect for everyone who works and lives in Palo Alto - affordable housing, living wages, and resources for unhoused Palo Altans Question 3 No response Name not shown in Downtown North December 13, 2024, 8:53 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Palo Alto is a university town. Rents should be stabilized. Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available December 13, 2024, 9:18 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 The cessation of natural gas to residents should in no way be a priority or even an issue for the council. While we all have concern about climate change, the practical concerns of electrical availability and the significant cost of retro-fitting furnace, water heater, and cooktop cannot be made a requirement for residents. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available December 13, 2024, 9:33 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Community Center Name not available December 13, 2024, 9:35 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response 14 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 26 Packet Pg. 31 of 117 Question 3 • Community Center Name not available December 13, 2024, 9:41 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Downtown North Richard Mates in Duveneck/ St Francis December 13, 2024, 11:48 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 The city is bankrupt. Address the under-funded debt for retired city employee health insurance. Any other priority should be erased until this debt is being repaid appropriately. Property values will be sorely challenged if not. Richard Mates Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 13, 2024, 12:03 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 It is noble to have broad goals that go well beyond the Council`s ability to impact, but please prioritize goals that relate to more immediate public needs, like after twenty six years finally replace the Pope-Chaucer bridge in a fashion that protects the interest of all impacted communities. Also, repair the city streets. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 13, 2024, 1:28 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 More attention to people who cannot go out because of their age, physical condition or are caregivers. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 13, 2024, 4:53 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Whatever the city does, see if you can get things done quicker than what I have seen the last 45 years. Open the new public safety building already, staff up the police and fire departments, bring those things back to a level of service they used to give to the city. Even though some people complain, the utilities department is run fairly well. Under "safety", modernization of our infrastructure should be prioritized. Oh, and build the sea wall higher and get everybody around the bay doing it as well. And don't wait too long........... really. 15 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 27 Packet Pg. 32 of 117 Focus on issues in the city and not the rest of the world which one little city cannot do by itself. FOCUS!! Simply, make things that you can control work well. Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Name not available December 13, 2024, 5:08 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Abandon the costly and endless process of grade separation at Churchill. Hire crossing guards to make it safer for students, enforce the "no straight across from 7 am - 9am" currently posted to west bound traffic - this have NEVER been enforced. Make the lights more responsive to traffic and trains. And save hundreds of millions of dollars. Adjust lights on Embarcadero Road to make them more responsive to traffic. And stop hiring so many expensive consultants and make staff do their jobs. Fix Cubberley Question 3 • Southgate Name not available December 13, 2024, 9:36 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Maintain the parking lots in downtown Palo Alto. We need them to shop and visit at CVS, Whole Foods, Hassett Hardware, snacks atLou and Herberts at the Presidents Hotel, go to Avenidas Village and Stanford Theater, Heritage Park and the new Museum, by way of example. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available December 14, 2024, 4:41 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Law enforcement, public safety, and increase the number of food/retail businesses. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 14, 2024, 8:16 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Stop building and utilize some of these huge vacant buildings for housing. There is way too much traffic and lines and not enough staff for various services. Take better care of our roads and repaint street lines that are faded which makes for dangerous intersections, like the left hand turn on to N. California (heading west) from Embarcadero right after the Shell station. That presents itself as a head on accident waiting to happen. I have reported it to the city and was advised it would be taken care of in December. So far no action. Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available 16 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 28 Packet Pg. 33 of 117 December 14, 2024, 8:34 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Fiscal Responsibility Reducing staff Accountability Providing Cost-effective Services Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in Evergreen Park December 14, 2024, 8:40 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Tree health and neighborhood beautification - examples: put a community garden at every library, native plant swales (like Southgate has) around town Safety - Slow down cars around town to make biking safer, have a community campaign to improve bicyclists' riding behavior (cars aren't the only problem) Safety - Considering the age distribution of each neighborhood, add more seating benches (example: the bench at College and Birch is used frequently) Question 3 • Evergreen Name not available December 16, 2024, 7:51 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Ventura Name not available December 16, 2024, 10:09 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 You are looking at Burlingame for downtown improvements, a great model to emulate! Don't take forever to do it. The 'Palo Alto process' is not just a joke, it's a negative effect on our community. Create more varied commercial areas: downtown, Cal Ave, midtown. There are enough restaurants, ice cream stores and coffee shops. There are not enough stores like the ones we lost: Univ. Art, Sport & Toy, Congdon & C., etc. that serve everyday needs. No automobile showrooms! We don't want to go downtown to buy cars. They are better suited for Embarcadero East /El Camino and other auto-centric areas Question 3 • Triple El Name not shown in Professorville December 16, 2024, 8:51 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 17 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 29 Packet Pg. 34 of 117 Question 2 The list of potential priorities is very telling. How about restoring our commercial centers to their former glory and making sure our city is safe for all forms of traffic and our schools continue to be great? Right now, we’re a bit lower down on Maslow’s hierarchy. Let’s fix the basics. Why are we building more parklets when our restaurants can’t even get to capacity? Seems like we should facilitate more people parking rather than taking away parking spaces so people can sit in the middle of the sidewalk and eat… supply follows demand, not the other way around. There is demand for street parking—just because you don’t like cars doesn’t mean you can have a thriving shopping district without them. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available December 17, 2024, 9:32 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Traffic, parking, transportation (particularly for school children), Midtown as a vibrant economic centre, playgrounds in parks made safer for toddlers with fences and childproof gates. Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not available December 17, 2024, 9:45 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 I want to see the City processes streamlined Housing with attention to adding housing options and less focus on nubby domination Upgrade commercial areas for cleanliness, appealing and placing infill housing newby Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not shown in Old Palo Alto December 17, 2024, 9:52 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Continue focus on Economic Development & Transition. I believe that housing is an important part of that. Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available December 17, 2024, 9:57 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Housing for all, economic growth (landlords: please lower your rents so that we can have some interesting businesses in PA again!) Question 3 • Downtown North Name not shown in Crescent Park December 17, 2024, 9:57 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 18 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 30 Packet Pg. 35 of 117 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 As listed above Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in Old Palo Alto December 17, 2024, 10:00 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Revitalize the downtown and Cal Ave areas, they are dying out. Not even on your list!!! These areas are old, rundown and need a massive makeover to create an inviting and vibrant area for residents. We sure could us the $100M spent on the Opulent Police Building for renovating the downtown and Cal Ave! We need to Make Palo Alto Great Again!! We have taken our eye off of the ball for the last 15 years. Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not shown in Barron Park December 17, 2024, 10:20 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Park Name not shown in Professorville December 17, 2024, 10:40 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Housing, Housing, Housing. Environmental stewardship (make sure we can meet our 80x30 goal - or at least get close to it). Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available December 17, 2024, 11:21 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 safer streets (enforce speed limits, bicycle riders must obey laws) Remove long term campers (Fabian, etc) Question 3 • Charleston Village Name not available December 17, 2024, 12:01 PM Question 1 19 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 31 Packet Pg. 36 of 117 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not shown outside Palo Alto December 17, 2024, 12:32 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Re vitalize the economic development in California Ave. District. There are too many vacancies of both retail and office spaces. Question 3 • Evergreen Name not shown in Palo Verde December 17, 2024, 12:34 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Traffic enforcement, extremely low income housing, paving streets, hire fewer consultants. Question 3 • Midtown Oliver Vogel in Ventura December 17, 2024, 2:25 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Make Palo Alto more liveable - more affordable housing, underground utilities, make the city more walkable Question 3 • Ventura Regina Saliba in Old Palo Alto December 17, 2024, 3:45 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Russell Siegelman in Old Palo Alto December 17, 2024, 3:58 PM 20 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 32 Packet Pg. 37 of 117 Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 More dense housing in Palo Alto, and more affordable housing in Palo Alto Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not shown in Barron Park December 17, 2024, 5:01 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Affordable housing, public transportation, bike friendliness Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available December 17, 2024, 5:06 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Sand Hill Corridor Name not available December 17, 2024, 5:24 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Same Question 3 • Fairmeadow Name not available December 17, 2024, 6:13 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Leland Manor Avroh Shah in Community Center December 17, 2024, 11:46 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 I would like the city to implement a whole home electrification rebate program so that we can move towards adopting a gas sunset date. I would like to see the city instruct the airport to abandon FAA grants so that it 21 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 33 Packet Pg. 38 of 117 isn't under the thumb of the FAA and has more autonomy. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 18, 2024, 7:26 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Glenn Fisher in Charleston Terrace December 18, 2024, 11:51 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 1. Attracting and keeping small business and retail 2. Finalizing rail crossing plans 3. More housing and related amenities 4. Better non-auto transportation Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Terry Jacobs in Community Center December 18, 2024, 1:27 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Free Healthcare (including psychiatric and addiction treatment and recovery), food and housing for the homeless Question 3 • Community Center Name not shown in Research Park December 19, 2024, 10:38 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Allow the construction of more market-rate housing. We need more density and multifamily buildings. Streamline the City's bureaucracy to approve proposals faster and at a lower cost. Question 3 • College Terrace Name not available December 19, 2024, 2:01 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Affordable housing Question 3 • Downtown North 22 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 34 Packet Pg. 39 of 117 Name not available December 19, 2024, 4:48 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 19, 2024, 5:50 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Revitalizing downtown Question 3 • Downtown North Name not shown in Charleston Meadows December 19, 2024, 6:25 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 More jobs available near transit hubs. We're aware of prioritizing houses and shopping, but people also want jobs to be within an easy commute. Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West December 19, 2024, 6:29 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 I would like to see the city Council change the form which we have to use to register for power outages and remove the field that requires either the last four digits of a passport, drivers license or Social Security card. This is an inappropriate thing to be asking people and unnecessary. Question 3 • Midtown Name not shown in Old Palo Alto December 19, 2024, 6:30 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Housing for all income levels, we have a massive housing crisis here and we need to catch up on decades of missed housing starts. Second is creating non car alternatives and better walking and biking safety. Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Vidya Pradhan 23 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 35 Packet Pg. 40 of 117 in Community Center December 19, 2024, 7:18 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Dog park with green spaces and areas cordoned off for smaller dogs. Poop bag dispensers in each park. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 19, 2024, 7:34 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available December 19, 2024, 7:40 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Deal with our traffic issues. Traffic does not flow within Palo Alto. Many of the road changes that have been made make it take forever to get anywhere. With more housing being built how are you going to address the traffic problem? Saying just use bikes doesn't work especially for senior citizens. Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available December 19, 2024, 7:41 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Square Name not available December 19, 2024, 8:19 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 More support for culture and affordable community entertainment (libraries, theatres, spaces for teens, bring back a bowling alley or something!). I would also appreciate more focus on civic education — as a crucial issue for public health, safety, and wellbeing. For instance, my neighbors still don’t understand that plastic bags full of plastic trash don’t belong in compost, and why not. And we need something other than fliers to tackle that issue! 24 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 36 Packet Pg. 41 of 117 Question 3 • College Terrace Name not available December 19, 2024, 8:53 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Crime and safety Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Name not available December 19, 2024, 9:47 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Underground utility wires. Safety, security, aesthetics. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not shown in Ventura December 19, 2024, 10:24 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 1. Safety from thefts and law enforcement 2. Development of local businesses, both in terms of ownership(mom and pop stores) and architecture that bring character to Palo Alto Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available December 19, 2024, 10:34 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available December 20, 2024, 12:32 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 I would like the City Council stop advocating for all the housing development to happen in south Palo Alto. It’s not right - you should not be piling all the housing in south Palo Alto. Focus on making our community safe. The police will not come when called. I have seen them not respond to calls from Adas cafe when residents were in danger. Please have some fiscal responsibility - the city manager, Shikada, is 25 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 37 Packet Pg. 42 of 117 wasting money. I would like to cut the city budget. Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West December 20, 2024, 4:03 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not shown in Duveneck/ St Francis December 20, 2024, 4:17 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Public restroom at Eleanor Pardee Park Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 20, 2024, 6:22 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 We are two older adults who would also like to receive one meal a day, just not seated with non-English speaking Asians, the group that gets free meals in Palo Alto. Would it be possible to add a takeout feature so we could take our meals home to eat for dinner, since lunch is not our main meal of the day? Thank you. Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available December 20, 2024, 7:11 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Triple El Name not available December 20, 2024, 7:40 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Get off the DEI....abcxyz bandwagon. Don't ask silly questions like, "why don't you have more people of color on your staff?". Instead, acknowledge that this a racist and pandering question, and focus on the character and not the color. We're all colored. Cut us open and remove 26 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 38 Packet Pg. 43 of 117 our hearts and brains.... same color! Question 3 • Palo Alto Central Name not shown in Charleston Meadows December 20, 2024, 7:54 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 1) Protect neighborhoods from out-of-scale development but encourage 2-4 story apartment buildings, condos, and townhouses that fit neighborhood character. “Gentle density.” 2) More traffic enforcement. Speeding is out of control on Alma, Embarcadero, and Middlefield. 3) Maybe impossible, but being back parking on ECR. A vocal minority, bicyclists, have sabotaged the many mom and pop businesses along ECR, which now are losing customers with the elimination of parking. Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not available December 20, 2024, 8:16 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Upgrade public services for wider use to serve more of the population- public transportation, better street flow, bring in better variety of business that ALL can afford (inexpensive dining, staple groshery, car repair, etc.) Lower the utility and service costs, improve public services including have someone ANSWER THE PHONE for police, utilities, etc. Provide community events to make it welcoming to come visit- even if as a guest you park in the street, try to take a bus in, rent a bike here, need to buy a snack in the evening. The lack of response to public service requests- potholes, wayfinding signage, going to the zoo, play or library on a Monday, etc. is embarrassing. Question 3 • College Terrace Name not shown in Charleston Terrace December 20, 2024, 8:30 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Name not available December 20, 2024, 8:51 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Charleston Garden/Greenhouse Name not shown in Palo Verde December 20, 2024, 8:55 AM 27 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 39 Packet Pg. 44 of 117 Question 1 No response Question 2 Thank you for giving Palo Altans a voice. More focus on helping small business—how are we enabling small business? Is it meaningful? How does it make a financial difference for a small business? Get the rehabilitation of the commercial building at the corner of Middlefield and Loma Verde done. It is going on 3 years now since the fire. The shops here created community and belonging. Their loss has been a severe loss to the neighborhoods surrounding it. It gave a place to meet to share a coffee or meal and the outdoor seating in a gardenlike environment brought people together to socialize and work. It is small business + community and wellness/belonging + economic development Take care of our environment. Natural and planted. Take care of our gardens and parks to make them places that give places of beauty for people to play and work in. When plants die, replace them. When trees die, replace them with trees that make a beautiful streetscape. Plant gardens that everyone can enjoy. Take care of the street planters—look at the street planters on Ross Road at the YMCA as an example of how we don’t take care of our public spaces. Look at the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center. The living wall has been left to decay; one invasive vine has taken over. The irrigation on it drips all the time. Compare this public living wall with the beautiful private one on a building on Park Ave across from the new Public Safety Building. Fix the facade of the Mitchell Park Library; after two years a cloth sign covers the spot where the facade was damaged. When is the facade going to be fixed? Ensure that amenities in public spaces are functioning and clean. For example, make sure that the bathrooms in the parks are clean all the time, even on weekends when use is high. Fix the California Ave public space now. Make it a destination for commerce and socializing. Do it quickly with energy and enthusiasm. Make it easy for residents to report problems and respond quickly when problems are reported. If you think it is easy to report a problem; try it yourselves. Here’s an example; on a Sunday morning, report that the women’s bathroom in Mitchell Park has been trashed and is unusable and there is a crowd of women and girls looking for a restroom. Put more emphasis on making Palo Alto a walking City. We emphasize cycling and ignore pedestrians. Stop building projects that we don’t maintain. In business the maintenance is part of the project cost. If we don’t have the money to maintain it, then we don’t have the money to build it. Move faster. Make decisions faster. Complete projects faster and less expensively. Cut down on red tape. Approve building and renovations faster. Lower the cost to improve our homes. Get permitting time and costs under control. It should not cost over $1000 to install an EV charger at your home. Respectively, I feel that the 2024 priorities were just generalities without substance. I would like to see a list of projects in each area that have been started and completed or started and underway with completion dates. In this way we will know what to make priorities in 2025. We need changes in our governance; how we are organized; how we make decisions; how we implement projects; how we maintain projects. What we are doing now doesn’t work well at all. Thank you for listening Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not available December 20, 2024, 9:51 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 I’d love the city to encourage more affordable housing, plant more climate-appropriate trees (and stop aggressive tree trimming), and make University Ave. pedestrian-only. Question 3 • Palo Alto Central 28 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 40 Packet Pg. 45 of 117 Name not shown in Ventura December 20, 2024, 10:54 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Housing, housing, housing Question 3 • Ventura Name not shown in University South December 20, 2024, 11:37 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Street clean up. Reduce vacancy rate. MORE affordable housing. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available December 20, 2024, 12:49 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Community Services Investments, Staffing of all City Departments Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 20, 2024, 1:28 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Please do not destroy R1 neighborhoods. Dense housing close to Caltrain and El Camino makes sense, though I am sure there need to be some exceptions. Get VTA on board with possible transit modifications. The proposed bike lane on El Camino seems like a recipe for unintentional injury and death. I bike commute, have for decades. I would NEVER ride my bike on El Camino, Alma, Page Mill, Middlefield etc. Those roads are basically highways with stop lights in many places. Keep Caltrain at grade, grade separate with roads under the tracks where possible. Be generous with eminent domain and other fiscal incentives, as permitted by law, if needed. Question 3 No response Name not available December 20, 2024, 2:40 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 affordable housing and climae change Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available December 20, 2024, 3:03 PM 29 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 41 Packet Pg. 46 of 117 Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available December 20, 2024, 3:18 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not shown in Barron Park December 20, 2024, 4:22 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Park Joy Sleizer in University South December 20, 2024, 6:04 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Downtown North Michael Saunders in Midtown/ Midtown West December 20, 2024, 7:17 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Climate Change Road Repair Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 20, 2024, 7:45 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Conditioned good road. 30 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 42 Packet Pg. 47 of 117 Less theft and crimes.(my purse just got stolen and I didn’t bother to report to police) Please no waste of tax money and no woke agenda for the children. Question 3 • Greenmeadow Name not available December 20, 2024, 8:29 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available December 21, 2024, 8:34 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Name not available December 21, 2024, 1:11 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Dates to turn off the CH4 (residenital, commercial & industrial) & associated plan to meet the dates... Figure out the train crossings Question 3 • Evergreen Name not available December 21, 2024, 2:59 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 21, 2024, 3:00 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown 31 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 43 Packet Pg. 48 of 117 Name not available December 21, 2024, 3:46 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Square Larry Klein in Leland Manor/ Garland December 21, 2024, 9:57 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available December 22, 2024, 8:48 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available December 22, 2024, 8:52 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Park Virginia Van Kuran in Leland Manor/ Garland December 22, 2024, 5:32 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 I am in support of the priorities and projects of the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan. Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available December 22, 2024, 10:55 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 32 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 44 Packet Pg. 49 of 117 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Winnie Lewis in Crescent Park December 23, 2024, 6:07 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Traffic mitigation on residential roads. Our neighborhood passing traffic has increased due to drivers trying to avoid congested corners at Middlefield/Lytton. Because the 300 and 400 block of Fulton Street are long, the cars/trucks that drive through do in excess of 30 miles per hour. Guinda the parallel street has traffic bumps so now the fast vehicles move to Fulton Street instead. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 23, 2024, 1:24 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Keeping the City clean. There’s so much garbage along streets like Alma. Cracking down on all the cars running Stop signs. Cars parked on the wrong side of the street. Making sure all City workers are in their offices 5 days per week. Working with the State (CalTrans?) on keeping the sides of Highway 101 clean. It looks like dump trucks of garbage along the sides of 101. Maintaining our parks. The subcontractors for the most part do a terrible job. Whoever manages them should be fired. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 23, 2024, 11:23 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Work on making Palo Alto safe again. The crime is rampant, downtown looks like rundown and awful. Cost of living is out of control and the City keeps wasting money on stupid stuff. Stop focusing on stupid things like saving the birds. Question 3 • Crescent Park Dwipal Desai in Palo Verde December 24, 2024, 9:05 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 - Economic development - I am concerned that we are losing retail areas (REI, Bestbuy some time back, Target in east palo alto more recently), and we have to go to different towns for small things. 33 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 45 Packet Pg. 50 of 117 - Community + Housing - We've been in PA for the last 17 years. It used to be easy to signup kids for summer camps or find tennis lessons as long as you don't do it last minute. Now, everything gets filled within the first minute of opening. As we build more housing, we need to make sure we expand community services (classes, camps, public places, etc.) otherwise the quality of life is taking a big hit. - Environment - Electrification is being pushed by the city, but it is extremely expensive - both initial cost and running it. I had quotes to replace my gas-powered radiant heating furnance with something more efficient, but it was about $30K, plus I will have to update the power line to 200amp (+$20K), and the running cost will not decrease as electricity is more expensive from a BTU perspective. - Solar - Most installers didn't want to work with city of PA for solar, and consistently quoted 2x of others. I got solar some time back, but did not get battery backup as the installer said "city is hard to work with, so we charge double". Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not available December 24, 2024, 12:14 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Stop advancing protections for climate change and the environment that hurt homeowners Efforts to promote economic development in Palo Alto Address the rising problem with crime Addressing the rising problems associated with homelesness Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 25, 2024, 3:48 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Please focus on streamlining residential development. The city's local ordinances and constantly changing informal rules make it difficult to build. The cost to these regulations is not borne by "developers" -- those costs are passed along to homeowners and renters. Please make Palo Alto more affordable by reducing the unnecessary regulations. In that same spirit, please reduce the focus on climate and environment. The large, costly efforts for electrification, protecting the creek, protecting birds, reducing light, etc. all significantly increase the cost and reduce the desirability to living in Palo Alto. Please reduce the homelessness in Palo Alto, particularly downtown and the creeks. Palo Alto is becoming less safe. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in Downtown North December 26, 2024, 10:21 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Changes in zoning and processes to facilitate more housing. Further serious investments in our bicycle infrastructure to realize our climate goals. Real and FAST improvements to revitalize our retail areas with .ore people and uses. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not shown in Community Center December 26, 2024, 11:40 AM 34 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 46 Packet Pg. 51 of 117 Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 I would like to see the City Council prioritize implementing the S/CAP and achieving the city's 80% GHG emissions reduction goal by 2030. We are already seeing the detrimental impacts of climate change through wildfire smoke, sea level rise and flooding, and extreme heat here in Palo Alto. We have the opportunity to serve as an example for how cities across the state and country can transition to becoming clean, electric, walkable, affordable, and resilient. More specifically, I believe the City should adopt a priority of addressing the ongoing and future threat extreme heat poses to our community. The urban heat island effect is present in our city and disproportionately impacts lower-income neighborhoods in Palo Alto. I urge the Council to add extreme heat to its list of priorities so that the Office of Sustainability can take on efforts, supported by community volunteers, to implement cooling solutions that prevent dangerous conditions and outcomes this and coming summers. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 26, 2024, 12:27 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Meadow Park Matt Scnlegel in Duveneck/ St Francis December 26, 2024, 7:46 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 I think that our city can address our emissions reduction goals with smart housing policy. By providing affordable housing for those who work in our city, it reduces transportation emissions, the largest source of our community's emissions. Developing housing near our transit centers will encourage residents to use the electrified Caltrain service. I hope that we can develop affordable housing policy that helps our community members and provides a path to meeting our 80X30 goal. Also, I am strongly in favor of restoring wetlands at the current location of the Palo Alto airport. Doing so would reduce aviation emissions and restore an important carbon sink. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 26, 2024, 8:54 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Casey Cameron in Professorville December 26, 2024, 9:54 PM Question 1 35 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 47 Packet Pg. 52 of 117 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Wherever possible, end reliance on fossil fuels in transportation and building construction. Bring mass electrification to houses, condos, apartments, and businesses. Find budget, and/or levy fair taxation, to subsidize retrofitting homes and commercial establishments. Make Palo Alto a model city for a just transition to alternative energy. Preserve green space and trees! Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Amy Halpern-Laff in University Park December 27, 2024, 2:51 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Educating residents about environmental devastation caused by industrial animal agriculture and incentivizing plant-predominant menus/diets. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available December 27, 2024, 8:11 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Remove the homeless people from Encina ave. In Palo Alto California Question 3 • Downtown North Andrea Gara in Community Center December 28, 2024, 10:32 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Community Center Name not available December 28, 2024, 3:22 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Stop pursuing the Creek ordinance, bird ordinance and dark sky ordinance. These new laws are flawed greatly detract from the desirability of Palo Alto. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 28, 2024, 8:46 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 36 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 48 Packet Pg. 53 of 117 No response Question 3 No response Name not shown in Duveneck/ St Francis December 29, 2024, 8:59 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Protect our 2000 homes in the flood zone from flooding from the San Francisquito Creek. This year: * Please get the Newell Bridge replacement project funded and start construction. * Please start construction on the Hamilton Ave Storm Drain. * Please support the JPA Reach 2 project. Also, please prioritize a more resilient electrical supply so there can never be a city wide outage and to reduce major outages. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 29, 2024, 11:07 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Public safety - reducing crime including home burglaries, car break ins and retail theft downtown Flood control for San Francisquito Creek. This includes Palo Alto projects of replacing Newell RoadBridge as soon as possible and extending storm drains along Hamilton to Center & Hamilton and connecting the storm drains to the pump station downstream of 101. Support the work of SF Creek JPA on Reach 2 projects and replacing Pope Chaucer Bridge. Question 3 • Barron Square Name not available December 30, 2024, 1:11 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 services around Mental Health teen services Question 3 No response Thomas Rindfleisch in Crescent Park December 30, 2024, 1:39 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 1) Make major efforts to implement timely north Palo Alto San Francisquito Creek flood control, including the Newell Rd bridge replacement and storm drain system upgrades under Palo Alto leadership, and provide aggressive support for SFCJPA efforts to complete, as soon as possible, the best achievable solution to the Pope- Chaucer bridge flow capacity upgrade along with downstream creek widening and 3-4 foot flood wall construction where needed to minimize flood risks to residents. 2) Improve neighborhood security effectiveness to reduce vehicle break- ins and property thefts through more effective traffic surveillance and police staffing to follow up detected events. 3) Improve electrical utility infrastructure reliability and capacity to reduce outages that slow the confident transition from petroleum/natural gas to electrical home appliances, HVAC, vehicles, and other services. 4) Perform and report routine professional and investigative performance analyses of City government organizations and services to maximize efficiency, reduce costs, and optimize customer support and satisfaction. Question 3 37 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 49 Packet Pg. 54 of 117 • Crescent Park Name not available December 30, 2024, 2:30 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:07 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown nathan szajnberg in Greenmeadow December 31, 2024, 9:09 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 cut spending. cut taxes for elderly and middle class. Do a DOGE!!!! Question 3 • Greenmeadow Name not shown in Community Center December 31, 2024, 9:14 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not shown in Leland Manor/ Garland December 31, 2024, 9:18 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Triple El Emily Raciti in Downtown North December 31, 2024, 9:22 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 38 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 50 Packet Pg. 55 of 117 Retail vacancy and our downtowns. Our commercial hubs are dying, and the city is mired in so much bureaucracy and red tape that small businesses are leaving in droves and choosing to open in nearby towns instead. This is going to turn into a snowball effect and get worse and worse (who wants to open a business in a space where the rest of the block is vacant?) unless PA treats this as the emergency that it is. Young families are not going to be interested in living in a ghost town lead by a council that sits on its hands and shrugs as all the city’s vitality and vibrancy die a slow death, refusing to even consider making life easier for small businesses. The “we’re Palo Alto, we will always be desirable” attitude is toxic - we need to compete if we want to attract residents, and we are not competing right now. I love this city and it breaks my heart to walk down University Ave these days. Please, please do something. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:22 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Downtown North David Siegel in Midtown/ Midtown West December 31, 2024, 9:23 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:23 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Affordable housing especially for seniors Question 3 No response Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:27 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 1) Providing COST-EFFECTIVE services. $1,000 MONTHLY utility bills are absurd 2) Smart Meter IMPLEMENTATION NOW like Los Altos, not in years while we run up $1400 water bills. 3) Less meaningless virtue-signaling about bikes and eliminating parking 4) More monitoring of staff and the ludicrous spending on idiot "RETAIL" consultants pitching napping pods. Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not shown in Professorville December 31, 2024, 9:29 AM Question 1 39 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 51 Packet Pg. 56 of 117 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Policies that encourage a more economically diverse population to thrive in Palo Alto. Faster and more efficient city government to enact building projects such as updated bicycle routes and grade separations. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) robert foley in Old Palo Alto December 31, 2024, 9:30 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Transparency and accountability in budget process Reduce utility bills for residential customers - no longer transfer to general fund Keep revenue generators in Palo Alto - you lost Carlson Porsche and now losing magnesson Toyota Balance need for housing with city incomes - is losing Toyota offset by building housing taxes Be aware and avoid concessions to builders that may negatively impact Palo Alto quality of living Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:30 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Stop focusing on housing, please Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:36 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Palo Alto has lost it's sense of community, business development and the leading city to live in on the Peninsula. Look at the open store and business fronts downtown and on Cal Ave. Paid city staff are compensated well and should be held accountable to get results. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:36 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Palo Verde 40 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 52 Packet Pg. 57 of 117 Name not shown in Old Palo Alto December 31, 2024, 9:38 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 The city council should first focus on the basics - road and sidewalk repairs, improved stop lights (timing on some, including Embarcadero by Town & Country) is awful, trimming expenses to prepare for future economic downturns, bike lanes and bike safety. under-grounding utility lines, improving schools, playgrounds and parks, etc. In other words, if there is a Maslow's hierarchy for cities, 75% of the time should be spent on issue like these before it has the luxury of focusing on things like belonging (not that it isn't important) Question 3 • Ventura Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:41 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Sustainable transportation (walkability, bikeability, and transit) Question 3 • Barron Park Name not shown in Crescent Park December 31, 2024, 9:50 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:54 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 I was born in Palo Alto, and have lived here my entire life (61 years). I am disheartened by the cost of living here. My daughter is not able to find an affordable place to live due to the rising cost of rent in Palo Alto!! Everything here is much more expensive than other places in the Bay Area!! I am a teacher of 40 years, and it is sad that my salary isn't enough to cover the cost of living!! Palo alto is loosing its' small town charm!! Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:57 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 -- Use General Budget for resident welfare and reducing costs for residents - lower utility costs (#1), better care of trees, streets, more 41 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 53 Packet Pg. 58 of 117 police and safety - and NOT for salaries of city government. -- Communicate clearly and often with the community - hold quarterly town halls, office hours, tell us how new programs are working - eg. the Link program, caring for trees regularly - stop sitting in your ivory tower and be more reachable in person. -- Bring back community shuttles that serve more of the community, and not just the digitally aware people with the Link program. (cut that program). Fund more programs like the 311 service which is very good. Add more mental health programs and fund the police for more safety. Question 3 • Fairmeadow Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West December 31, 2024, 9:58 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Remove car dwellers from our streets Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:59 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Get rid of parking on University Ave! It will make traffic smoother and increase pedestrian and cyclist safety. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not shown outside Palo Alto December 31, 2024, 10:07 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Remove parking from University Ave! This would relieve traffic in the area caused by parking cars and increase safety for pedestrians and cyclists! There is tons of public parking in the area to support those who want to drive and this would provide more space for bike and cargo bike parking. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available December 31, 2024, 10:21 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West December 31, 2024, 10:26 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 42 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 54 Packet Pg. 59 of 117 - Invest in new pickleball courts and clean open spaces that promote healthy lifestyle. - Fill empty stores with goods and services that attract and serve people. - Promote more social programs and community events for families and celebration of life. - Work with companies to return workers into offices to show signs of life in Palo Alto. - Maintain capable peace officers in key locations to deter retail and auto thefts. Question 3 • Midtown Name not shown in Charleston Terrace December 31, 2024, 10:29 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Name not shown in University Park December 31, 2024, 10:30 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 1. Don't remove the news racks downtown. 2. Stand up for the First Amendment. 3. Become more transparent. 4. Eliminate your PR staff. 5. Open up city hall to the public. 6. Reduce middle management at city hall. 7. Quit stealing from the utilities to fund the city -- live within your budget and lower utility rates. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available December 31, 2024, 10:35 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Not listed among the 2024 priorities, but something I think is critically important, is civility in City government and in public discourse. Since our national leaders have chosen not to model it, it's up to local governments to start to bring civility back into the conversation. We can make our points with tearing down others, and without denigrating others, and without belittling others. (I'll say that when I've been to Council meetings, discussions among Council members and with staff have—generally—been very civil, even if occasionally pointed. The public should take a cue from that, as should our State leaders and our national leaders.) Housing costs in Palo Alto are horrendously high. I've owned my home in Palo Alto for over 30 years. I could not, today, afford to buy and live in that same house. Can City government do anything about this? Just the property taxes alone for someone purchasing today become unaffordable! How can Palo Alto be more prepared for the changes in our environment that are happening? We WILL have deeper droughts, stronger storms, higher tides. Is our infrastructure ready? Is CPAU ready? And, how can Palo Alto take a stronger leadership position around renewable energy, making it easier to add solar electric and solar water heating to existing buildings (especially homes), making it easier to have an EV charging station installed at one's home, finding a way to provide EV charging to those living in apartments, condos, and town houses, making it easier to increase electric service to a home? It is becoming more and more critically important for Palo Alto to be a haven for marginalized people, and for people whom the current national political leadership wants to marginalize. Palo Alto alone cannot solve this problem, nor can all of the local governments of the Bay Area counties even working in concert. However, we must begin, and we must work together with our neighbors. 43 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 55 Packet Pg. 60 of 117 Question 3 • Midtown Name not available December 31, 2024, 10:36 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Safe and protected bicycle routes for students going to school beginning on East Meadow. Question 3 • Leland Manor Craig Griffin in College Terrace December 31, 2024, 10:36 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Similar to 2024. Making places and activities in Palo Alto that bring the community together for all ages (kids, teenagers, adults, seniors), potentially with their own centers of gravity by age or interest, which will be combination of vibrant commercial areas combined with outdoor gathering places and indoor places of interest. Thinking like the livability in a similar sized european city. Also, stop with the height limits on residential building and allow residential building in currently commerically zoned areas. Do less designated low income / restricted housing (it creates a lottery system for a lucky few) and just allow more residential building, especially near public transit. If people doing local services (teachers, police, etc) can't afford housing, pay them more or give them housing payment credits (really, same thing) rather than have a few of them get lucky with an undermarket housing lottery. Question 3 • College Terrace Bill Fitch in Evergreen Park December 31, 2024, 10:39 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Housing Question 3 • Evergreen Carl Thomsen in Duveneck/ St Francis December 31, 2024, 10:43 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Public safety, enforce driving laws (cars not stopping or even slowing down at stop signs, running red lights, speeding on major streets) maybe by installing cameras to ticket offenders, improve California Ave so it doesn't look like something from a 3rd world country (even improving the barriers at the ends of the street would help.....it's been 4 or 5 years with no improvement, just studies, surveys and consultants), limit high rise buildings in residential neighborhoods, fix the roads and keep them clean. Continue to support long established Palo Alto non-profits such as the Junior Museum and Zoo, Avenidas, Lucie Stern Community Center (Palo Alto Players in particular), the libraries, the Mitchel Park Community Center and the Palo Alto Historical Museum. These are things that make Palo Alto a great community, don't take them for granted. Question 3 44 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 56 Packet Pg. 61 of 117 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 31, 2024, 10:50 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Given the environmental issues that we face (fires, smoke, flooding and storms) the city should prioritize how we address, adapt and protect person and property. There has also been a lot of theft in our neighborhood, so the City should prioritize how to protect people and property. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 31, 2024, 10:53 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 - Continue to work on aviation impacts from SFO and PAO including noise, emission and health impacts - Require the highest no lead fuel for PAO operations - Be very careful about claiming climate change/sustainability and doing electrical aircraft vehicles when the consequences could be more high noise operations over the community and neighbors. A thorough evaluation is needed including whether the City should do eVTOL at a location other than PAO. This would give the city authority to control curfews and # operations if not at PAO versus at PAO. - Consultants and/or Staff presentations must show a balanced perspective. Presentations should be evaluated on this. - Concern about funding of programs: it is likely more cost effective to give transport vouchers or subsidies than operate City's own transport service. Also question the building of a gym when private companies provide this - give vouchers or subsidies if unaffordable to some versus tax everyone for anyone to go Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not shown in Crescent Park December 31, 2024, 10:55 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 1) Reduce the number of managers, management layers, and consultant spending by 50%, to secure the City's financial future, free up funds for actual services, empower City employees, and provide better service to residents. 2) Get the Newell and Chaucer bridges replaced, whatever it takes. 3) Install a restroom at Eleanor Pardee Park. 4) Effectively enforce traffic laws, especially stop sign running. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 31, 2024, 11:06 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 1) Some flexibility in allowing more types of businesses to fill large numbers of vacant stores throughout Palo Alto. 2) More housing, but without disrupting current neighborhoods, and over wide income range (not micromanaged to specific income ranges. Somewhere on list, but not one of top 3: Get bicycles (and similar) off the sidewalks. They are a danger to pedestrians. It is becoming dangerous, especially for seniors, to walk outside. Many just take their cars instead of walking short distances. Question 3 45 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 57 Packet Pg. 62 of 117 • Barron Square Name not available December 31, 2024, 11:06 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Public safety Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not shown in Green Acres December 31, 2024, 11:11 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 We need much more housing. The people trying to prevent housing starts are killing Palo Alto. Our portion of El Camino is an embarrassment when compared to Mountain View and Menlo Park. Question 3 • Miranda Name not available December 31, 2024, 11:12 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 1) Competent management of Utility services!!!! 2) Public safety 3) Reduce bloated staff levels and over paid management salaries. 4) Realize that city level "climate change" initiatives have no scientific impact. 5) Stop wasting money on traffic projects like Ross road. Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not shown in Duveneck/ St Francis December 31, 2024, 11:23 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 In the wake of the Grants Pass decision by the US Supreme Ct, collaborate with regional partners to address needs of unhoused population and the impacts on their neighbors and the shared environment. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Shani Kleinhaus in Charleston Terrace December 31, 2024, 11:28 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Continue prioritizing the Natural environment. This year, focus on: - Reducing/ eliminating use of toxic materials in landscaping, including use of plastic sheets (plastic turf, plastic weed barriers) on private properties and other materials that are laden with PFAs. - Restoring habitat in the Baylands Question 3 46 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 58 Packet Pg. 63 of 117 • Adobe Meadow Name not available December 31, 2024, 11:28 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not shown in Crescent Park December 31, 2024, 11:29 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Commit to plans for the Caltrain crossing, finalize plans for Cubberley redevelopment Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in University South December 31, 2024, 11:29 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not shown in Leland Manor/ Garland December 31, 2024, 11:33 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available December 31, 2024, 11:36 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Pay our bills and set the city budget up for success in the future without a bunch of unfunded giveaways that bind future generations. Focus on quality of life issues like our retail areas, parks and schools. Spend less energy on window dressing political and environmental policies. The City of Palo Alto government doesn't need to waste time weighing in on Ukraine, the Middle East etc. Same for global warming. These issues will 47 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 59 Packet Pg. 64 of 117 take national and international action to move the needle. Too much energy is wasted appeasing vocal minorities in our community. Our downtown feels sad with so many vacancies and homeless people sleeping in doorways. This is in sharp contrast to other local areas like San Carlos and Los Altos. Many longtime residents are bewildered at how long every thing takes. The corner of Middlefield and Loma Verde is a sad example. A fire at the dry cleaner caused all the businesses to close and the area has been sitting as blight for over two years! If the developer has no interest in redeveloping this area then use eminent domain or other tactics to get this resolved and bring some much needed retail back to this area of midtown. Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Name not available December 31, 2024, 11:44 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 See above. If Palo Alto isn't economically healthy it will face numerous serious problems, including not being able to fund other priorities such as public safety. Question 3 • College Terrace Tess Byler in Evergreen Park December 31, 2024, 11:48 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Evergreen Michael Regula in University Park December 31, 2024, 12:00 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Improvements to pedestrian, cycling, and public transit infrastructure, which covers all priorities listed above Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available December 31, 2024, 12:01 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 build affordable housing everywhere not just in south palo alto. Make traffic lights intelligent. Quit wasting money on traffic calming, we need efficient traffic corridors east west like Alma. Question 3 • Charleston Garden/Greenhouse Name not available December 31, 2024, 12:14 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 48 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 60 Packet Pg. 65 of 117 Question 2 Make our community safe by reducing criminals, such as robbery, steal, bike stolen, car window broken, etc. Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not available December 31, 2024, 12:15 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Ventura Name not shown in Greenmeadow December 31, 2024, 12:42 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 MORE PICKLEBALL COURTS Question 3 • Greenmeadow Name not available December 31, 2024, 12:43 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Whatever priorities are adopted, they should be practical and achievable without paying consultants for a study that takes a year to complete, with no progress in the meantime. Question 3 • Community Center Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West December 31, 2024, 12:43 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 I would like to see the Council focus on traffic safety and set a goal for zero traffic deaths within the next 20 years. We should not accept deaths on our streets - of bicyclists, pedestrians, or vehicle drivers/passenger. We should decide, as a City, that we are going to prioritize life and safety over speed and parking and then design our streets that way. We should ensure that all road designs meet design standards (they do not right now) and we should be responsive to citizen input (right now, 311 tickets routinely get ignored or unanswered). This is fixable if we prioritize it. Also, in the spirit of community health, as well as natural environment, I'd encourage City Council to extend the gas leaf blower ban to all properties, both residential and commercial. The technology is ready, and the time has come. We have already banned gas leaf blowers in residential areas for 20 years, and we already have a ban on the sale of gas leaf blowers across CA. There's no longer any reason to have a commercial exception. This is also a matter of equity - Palo Altons who live near commercial areas do not have any less right to clean air and quiet neighborhoods than Palo Altons who live in fully residential areas. Question 3 49 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 61 Packet Pg. 66 of 117 • Palo Verde Name not available December 31, 2024, 1:10 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Please extend the ban on gas powered leaf blowers to ALL Palo Alto properties, including Commercial properties. Sales of these machines has already been banned across California, so let’s follow up with additional measures to protect our environment. Thanks. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in Crescent Park December 31, 2024, 1:12 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Palo Alto is fast becoming an unbalanced city where the ultra wealthy and 1% hoard resources, drive up housing costs, and carry far too much sway over the city and its priorities. Palo Alto NEEDS to get back to its roots for being a city for the middle class, the working class, diversity of opinion and economic status, and quality of life. Stores in downtown are either ultra posh places for the bougie to shop, or vacant. Landlords, the landed gentry, and those who hoard wealth are far too prevalent in this town. A serious refocusing on affordability from the top to bottom needs to take precedent, otherwise you are going to see rising crime, rising homelessness, rising vacancy, and a general anger directed to the very citizens this town represents. Palo Alto needs to be a place for everyone, not just those who made a fortune in tech and continue to exploit the citizens. There need to be more "third spaces" in which citizens can gather, enjoy this glorious climate, interact, learn from each other, and mingle. Seeing so many stores closed and so many vacancies does not help. Furthermore, hearing about the town doing things like closing a "cat cafe" at Stanford while there are literally dozens of empty storefronts in downtown Palo Alto shows an absurd lack of focus and priorities from the city. Instead of saying "No" to things, Palo Alto needs to say "Go!" to things from the top to the bottom. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West December 31, 2024, 1:23 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Maintain existing infrastructure and services; minimize high density housing and its follow-on problems: traffic, parking, and stress on city and school system services. Question 3 • Midtown Bonny Parke in Palo Verde December 31, 2024, 1:25 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 I would like to see the gas powered leaf ban extended to commercial properties as well as residential properties. The current residential ban has improved my life considerably since I do a lot of work at home. There is no reason that the commercial properties shouldn't have the same restrictions. They can afford battery-driven leaf blowers in exchange for peace and quiet and no noxious gas fumes to pollute our air. Hats off to PAUSD who has already made this transition. Question 3 50 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 62 Packet Pg. 67 of 117 • Midtown Name not shown outside Palo Alto December 31, 2024, 1:28 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Controlled but increased and affordable housing. 'temporary' housing for homeless. see Branford Village in Los Angeles (not best, but an example). also DignityMoves in San Francisco. California Avenue and University Avenue. consider a Pearl-Street-like (Boulder, CO) solution for University Ave. Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not available December 31, 2024, 1:33 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Make Downtown beautiful and vibrant!!! Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 31, 2024, 1:36 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Extend the ban on gas-powered leaf blowers to commercial and government properties. Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available December 31, 2024, 2:13 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 - There were very concerning studies recently coming out about high levels of BPA in the Palo Alto tap water. This should be investigated and addressed immediately. - Airplane noise pollution has gotten very disruptive. Palo Alto should actively be working to find solutions. Question 3 • Community Center Name not available December 31, 2024, 2:17 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Ban all leaf blowers (gas and electric, residential and commercial). Leaves are beneficial for the environment and the noise is harmful to all, especially the workers operating the equipment Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available 51 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 63 Packet Pg. 68 of 117 December 31, 2024, 2:20 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 expedite the change at the Ross Rd/E Meadow intersection into a 4 way stop. make fiscally responsible choices- Palo alto was ranked 87 out of 100 bay area cities for fiscal responsibility/financial health! Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Name not available December 31, 2024, 2:35 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Ban gasoline powered gardenig equipment. Build a second outdoor public swimming pool Question 3 • Community Center Name not shown in Southgate December 31, 2024, 2:44 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 We need more housing! Question 3 • Southgate Name not available December 31, 2024, 2:47 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Expand transportation options like ride share, biking, walking, hiking. This is especially important for seniors who would like to remain living independently in their homes. Recreation and dining, especially south of Oregon Expressway. Question 3 • Greenmeadow Name not shown in Old Palo Alto December 31, 2024, 2:54 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Elimination of natural gas service rapidly Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available December 31, 2024, 2:58 PM Question 1 52 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 64 Packet Pg. 69 of 117 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Ventura Name not available December 31, 2024, 3:00 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Evergreen Matthew Lennig in Community Center December 31, 2024, 3:03 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 1. Ban all gasoline-powered gardening equipment everywhere in Palo Alto. 2. Build a second pool similar to Rinconada Pool for South Palo Alto. This would take some of the pressure off Rinconada Pool. 3. Make University Ave a pedestrian zone. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Gina Leiva in Downtown North December 31, 2024, 3:05 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Manage noise pollution in residential areas. Leaf blowers are a constant disruption to mental wellbeing. Please manage this by thinking outside of the box. Can leaf blowers only be allowed during certain hours or specific days? For example, a city ordinance that authorizes leaf blower activity between 10am and 2pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays? The nearly daily noise from leaf blowers in the condominium complex, at businesses and nearby residents is no longer tolerable. This is a Community Health and Wellness concern. Thank you. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not shown in Ventura December 31, 2024, 3:15 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Housing for social and economic balance Beautification of California Avenue. Focus on walkable, bike able, community Climate projects that make Palo Alto a leader in the state, country and world Question 3 • Ventura Gail Price in Barron Park 53 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 65 Packet Pg. 70 of 117 December 31, 2024, 3:53 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Adopt the same as 2024 for 2025. Much work remains in each item and changing yearly disrupts momentum. Question 3 • Barron Park Amy Lauterbach in Charleston Terrace December 31, 2024, 4:35 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Our top priority should be SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE. Our ability to address the wide range of problems we will face in the coming decade depends on having residents who are fully engaged and motivated to care for their neighbors and their community. In order to engage and motivate residents, the city should invest in places and programs where neighbors meet and form deep and lasting connections. Building our social infrastructure will give us the foundation needed to address all other issues. Question 3 • Charleston Garden/Greenhouse Naveena Bereny December 31, 2024, 4:46 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Palo Alto City Council and Management are under the misguided notion that only wealthy people live here. This is simply not true and while there is a lot of the 1%, there is still the rest of us squarely in the middle class that watch with growing apprehension as the costs increase and city services decrease. Palo Alto Priorities in 2025: -- Prioritize using utility money and general funds to reduce costs for residents - reduce the cost of ever growing utility bills. -- Increase transparency in decision making - Do quarterly town halls and talk to residents directly and _often_ to learn more about our issues. -- Increase community programs that serve a wider group of people. Defund the link program, and bring back the shuttle. Increase funding for mental health programs, 311, City tree care and fund the police for public safety. -- Increase funding programs to help residents convert to Electric. This is currently very expensive and why a lot of residents cannot afford to take it on. -- Finally, be smart about building more affordable housing and make them available. Palo Alto drove itself to the current state where we are being dictated to by the State and Developers, because we did not get ahead of the issue and distribute housing across the city. Question 3 • Fairmeadow Name not shown in University South December 31, 2024, 4:46 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Make University Ave a walking street, increase parking on side streets by making them 1-way and add angled parking, and make Hamilton and Lytton one-way to make thru traffic efficient and speed controlled coming back to High and Webster (also make one-ways ) between Hamilton and Lytton Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) 54 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 66 Packet Pg. 71 of 117 Name not shown in Ventura December 31, 2024, 4:58 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Ventura Name not shown in Old Palo Alto December 31, 2024, 5:11 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Jens Jensen in College Terrace December 31, 2024, 5:19 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Improve mass transit and make it more attractive to all Palo Altans. Question 3 • College Terrace Name not shown in Downtown North December 31, 2024, 5:36 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 The city needs to support the environment by limiting population growth and adding more park and open space. We need more trees, grass and native plantings to support other life forms besides people. We also need open space to allow the humans who are here a place to get sunshine and exercise. Our comprehensive plan calls out the amount of city park space per resident. Multiple city councils have completely ignored this for many decades. How about you make it a priority to try to fill in some of the gap this next year. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not shown in Crescent Park December 31, 2024, 7:09 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Build more housing of any kind anywhere 55 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 67 Packet Pg. 72 of 117 Question 3 • Crescent Park Paul Martin in Crescent Park December 31, 2024, 8:14 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 1) Deliver the promises to the current Palo Alto Community. A) Residential and commercial safety. Reduce crime, solve every crime, make people feel safe walking solo at night! 2) Deliver the promises to the current Palo Alto Community. A) Remember 1994 - "We will underground all the Palo Alto utilities before the end of the decade!" B) Current plan - "It will take another 50 years to underground all of Palo Alto utilities!" C) What the XI*&. Where did the city council go off track for citizens of Palo Alto? 3) Stop the densification of Palo Alto! "Pave over paradise on steroids!" Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available December 31, 2024, 8:24 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Climate Change - it's not going away. Cybersecurity and AI - big risks and big potential Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available December 31, 2024, 8:50 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 I struggle with the grouping of climate change and natural environment as one item. While I believe flood mitigation and preparedness should be a top priority (1 or 2), I do not believe that efforts to maintain the "natural" environment should be a top priority until more research is known. Research as to what human interventions are best are still not clear and sometimes recommendations of single entity/stakeholder research are followed without considering the broader implications on other stake holders. I believe community safety should be the highest priority of the city council. I would like to see safe bike/pedestrian routes and traffic mitigation as another high priority. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:03 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Bike and pedestrian safety; flood mitigation; utilities infrastructure Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available December 31, 2024, 9:58 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 56 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 68 Packet Pg. 73 of 117 Question 2 You have to get more business, retail, restaurants back into downtown. You have too many rules governing use, chain stores, retail/office. Stanford Shopping Center has, as a result of our over-regulation, attracted the stores that should be downtown. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 1, 2025, 12:55 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Improve the overall visual image of the city, starting with addressing out- of-control weeds throughout the city (city and privately owned properties), create cohesive and consistent rules for parklets (look at other peninsula cities) and repaving of any roads in poor condition, particularly Embarcadero (101 to ECR) Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not shown outside Palo Alto January 1, 2025, 8:03 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Make Palo Alto a vibrant commercial center with fun things to do and places to visit at reasonable prices, which requires growth in housing stock. Continue Palo Alto Fiber. Question 3 • Palo Alto Hills Name not available January 1, 2025, 8:36 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Safe protected bike lanes, improved walkable neighborhoods and services, increased supply of affordable and market-rate housing. Question 3 • Crescent Park Mark Grossman in Old Palo Alto January 1, 2025, 10:11 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Continue to promote and support the transition away from fossil fuels in appliances, transportation, and home heating. Help ensure that needy people are protected from weather extremes due to climate change. Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not shown in Downtown North 57 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 69 Packet Pg. 74 of 117 January 1, 2025, 10:46 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Encourage business and development of University Ave -- we could use ANY variety of businesses to fill our many vacancies. It is depressing to walk down University and see the businesses leave and the new ones not open. Protect this area as it is obviously dying. It's not charming to walk downtown. This should be a priority for a safe, CLEAN downtown. Please look into banning the sandwich boards that business are littering the corners with and contribute to the depressing look of the area -- explore different ways they may advertise that does not look as bad. I can't believe this is okay with the city, it impedes the way as well as makes the area look junky! Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available January 1, 2025, 12:14 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Economic growth and business friendly workshops for small businesses and young student enterprises. 2. Encourage residents to be friendly to each other. Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not available January 1, 2025, 3:34 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Crime Prevention, Deterrence, Increase Public Safety, More Police Presence on bikes, in cars, on foot, Investigate and go after criminals to set a precedent. Look at options other than human police workforce such as technology if cost of police too high for budget. Crime is becoming too frequent. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 1, 2025, 3:36 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 1. Do not continue pursuing the Stream Corridor Protection Ordinance, the Bird Friendly Design Standards, and the Dark Sky Regulations. All three ordinances significantly and severely impact our property. We strongly oppose all three and hope the new City Council will direct staff to abandon these new regulations. 2. Reduce crime in Palo Alto. We have been the recent victims of crime in Palo Alto and ask the City Council to invest energy in addressing these issues instead of continuing to erode our rights as homeowners through the changes above. 3. Simplify the planning and building process in Palo Alto. Palo Alto's process is notoriously burdensome, raising the cost to live in Palo Alto. Homelessness is reducing the health and safety of our community. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in University South 58 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 70 Packet Pg. 75 of 117 January 1, 2025, 3:42 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Really making our neighborhoods safe. Things like putting telephone poles undergrounds versus the external cables that are caught up in trees. Finding ways to make people feel safe walking around. There seems to be so much news on homes getting broken into and it would be ideal if people felt there was more policing or neighborhood watching to reduce this stress that people have. To look at ways to educate kids on bike safety. Explore intersections that are dangerous (like at Embarcadero before the underpass — before Paly). Really focus on having rules and standing by them versus allowing people to pay to get around rules. This applies to Castelija, homeowners who want trees removed for more land to build, vacant homes that are eye sores and animal infested. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 1, 2025, 4:16 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Infrastructure: Caltrain crossings (try actually accomplishing something this year), loss of El Camino parking impacting businesses, and enabling Waymo in Palo Alto. Question 3 • Midtown Giordano Beretta in Leland Manor/ Garland January 1, 2025, 5:43 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Unless we rebuild right away the Newell and Chaucer bridges, we will soon have a Valencia experience. We have to learn from their mistakes. Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West January 1, 2025, 7:16 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Affordable Housing, Cubberley Plans, San Francisquito bridge replacements, neighborhood retail support and protection Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 1, 2025, 8:02 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Ban the use of leaf blowers in commercial property to match the private property ban. Question 3 • Old Palo Alto 59 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 71 Packet Pg. 76 of 117 Name not shown in Barron Park January 1, 2025, 11:56 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Ban leafblowers- hire someone to drive around and listen and ticket. AUDIT the PA Utilities - Why do they pay a big chunk of money to the PA general fund when they should be using the funds for repairs and maintenance which they fund with rate increases? Please require all those election signs for public office to be made of paper and recyclable and RECOVERED within 1 day after the election. Watch dog for companies that dump toxic waste into Matadero Creek (VA and Tesla). Why are there no controls until the accidents happen? Stop allowing developers to build so close to the creek- such as the new development replacing Creekside Hotel. STOP cutting down mature trees that just happen to be in the way of developers. Allow the public access to City Hall. Workers need to be on site and available to the public. Just who is ever working at City Hall these days? Question 3 • Barron Park Name not shown in Duveneck/ St Francis January 2, 2025, 8:07 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Safer neighborhoods, responsible development (residential and commercial), better traffic and parking management Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available January 2, 2025, 10:33 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Ventura Name not available January 2, 2025, 11:15 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 - Affordable housing. Climate change. Shared/community spaces. - Biodiversity-encouraging policies/landscaping -- warmer/less lighting, natives, natural materials (no plastic), big/habitat/long-lived trees (and downed branches are okay!), bird/bat/owl boxes, can withstand warmer temps and variable rainfall - PROTECT and RESTORE our amazing preserves -- Baylands, Arastradero, Foothills Park - Reduce noise pollution from airplanes (and quit using leaded fuel at our airport) Question 3 • Greenmeadow Sigal Wilnai in Leland Manor/ Garland January 2, 2025, 11:19 AM Question 1 60 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 72 Packet Pg. 77 of 117 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Remove plastic from the environment, building materials, landscaping, shopping, restaurant takeouts, and more. Encourage residents and businesses to cut back dramatically on energy use (driving less, reusing instead of recycling or throwing away, building smaller, less development altogether, walking more, cycling more, buying less, etc). Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available January 2, 2025, 1:20 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • College Terrace Name not available January 2, 2025, 1:36 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Health & safety in terms of crime prevention, fostering community and activities for children and ensuring safe drinking water, and dependable and reasonably priced utilities (including fiber) Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 2, 2025, 1:41 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • College Terrace Name not available January 2, 2025, 2:24 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Downtown improvement to promote business and tourism. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 2, 2025, 2:31 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Palo Alto should be protecting what remains of our natural environment in the Baylands and Foothills. Prevent encroachments. Minimize urban intrusions, including signs, lighting, public works projects, development. Set up a system to track mitigation measures (like the wetlands mitigations in 1975 for landfill destruction of wetlands). Rededicate as park, the Measure E site. Protect other dedicated parklands. Honor the 2008 Baylands Master Plan. 61 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 73 Packet Pg. 78 of 117 Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 2, 2025, 2:32 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Greenmeadow Name not shown in Charleston Terrace January 2, 2025, 2:36 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Charleston Garden/Greenhouse Name not available January 2, 2025, 2:43 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Raymond Lu in Charleston Terrace January 2, 2025, 3:03 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 relax permitting restrictions so that we can actually build/upgrade housing Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Name not available January 2, 2025, 3:12 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Remove DEI or social justice curriculums from our education system. Keep focus on excellence, math, sciences etc. Remove and avoid any political or gender studies for early ages (before high school) Question 3 • Fairmeadow 62 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 74 Packet Pg. 79 of 117 Name not available January 2, 2025, 3:25 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Restore habitats in the Baylands Reduce noise pollution at the airport Prohibit the use of petrochemical land cover Question 3 No response Name not available January 2, 2025, 3:30 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available January 2, 2025, 4:24 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Palo Alto’s shopping districts are a mess. We’re at the bottom of maslow’s hierarchy. Focus on revitalizing our shopping districts before worrying about luxuries. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 2, 2025, 5:08 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 (1) Revitalize University Ave and California Ave; (2) reduce property crime Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 2, 2025, 5:13 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available January 2, 2025, 5:16 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response 63 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 75 Packet Pg. 80 of 117 Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 2, 2025, 5:19 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Can we please get some airplane noise relief !! We’ve been working on this for almost ten years, with little to no change. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 2, 2025, 5:23 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Newell Bridge Question 3 • Community Center Name not available January 2, 2025, 5:25 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not shown in Southgate January 2, 2025, 5:27 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Love seeing more attention paid to the commercial districts - University Avenue and California Avenue in particular. There's an opportunity to turn both into even better destinations with the streetscape improvements being talked about. It seems to me you could rethink whether resident parking is really necessary in Southgate. If it continues, we would really like to see the annual cost of the permits reduced. We participated in the Utilities water heater program and are very appreciative. We hope the department will consider doing the same for replacing furnaces/AC units with heat pumps. The ability to spread the cost over 5 years was much appreciated, but the best part was how easy it was - contractor, permits, etc. all handled very, very well. Finally, we continue to be a supporter of the police and fire departments, which we think are really great. We haven't had a lot of interaction with either, but when we have on occasion over the years the response, professionalism and just kindness and attention to detail was really great. Thanks for asking what we think. Question 3 • Southgate Name not available January 2, 2025, 5:27 PM Question 1 64 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 76 Packet Pg. 81 of 117 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Get housing projected approved and scheduled. Set Cubberly plans Approve a rail grade separation plan Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not available January 2, 2025, 5:32 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Fairmeadow Name not available January 2, 2025, 5:59 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 More housing without high density development Question 3 No response Name not available January 2, 2025, 6:08 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Encourage redevelopment of El Camino south of Page Mill Road. It’s blighted. We can do so much better. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 2, 2025, 6:23 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Affordable housing Question 3 • Ventura Name not available January 2, 2025, 6:33 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 University Avenue needs to be beautified and energized with new mixed retail besides all the (mostly) Asian restaurants. Put on events and concerts in the new park behind the large bank building. Add an outdoor 65 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 77 Packet Pg. 82 of 117 cafe there as well. Question 3 • Crescent Park Heidi Feldman in Midtown/ Midtown West January 2, 2025, 6:59 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Housing diversity and affordability. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 2, 2025, 7:04 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 higher high limited in core urban area (downtown, cal Ave near Caltrain, San Antonio), to develop more mixed use housing - retail on ground floor, housing including smaller and affordable units above. We need more mixed use and density near our 3 Caltrain stations Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) David Coale in Barron Park January 2, 2025, 7:17 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Addressing Climate change while connecting our neighborhoods with good bike/ped planning/implementation Making our Housing element community friendly with bike/ped connections to local amenities and services Healthy living through active transportation Safe routes for everyone! Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available January 2, 2025, 7:18 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 2, 2025, 7:24 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 66 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 78 Packet Pg. 83 of 117 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Flood control! San francisquito creek! This includes Palo Alto's projects to replace Newell Road Bridge and Hamilton Storm drains and of course Pope-Chaucer Bridge Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 2, 2025, 7:52 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Housing shortage, lack of affordability causing people to live in vehicles or otherwise be unhoused. More policing - too much retail crime, houses/businesses getting robbed. Question 3 • Barron Square Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West January 2, 2025, 7:54 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Continue prioritizing the natural environment and biodiversity to do our part to leave a livable, thriving planet for future generations. What can we do? Encourage clean energy. Everything we do to make our city wildlife friendly also makes it better for humans and better for the planet: consider wildlife habitat when doing development; provide access to fresh water (riparian corridors) & native plants; pass ordinances for bird- friendly windows & dark skies (also healthier for humans!); restore habitat in the Baylands. Curb the use of plastic, including plastic/artificial turf, plastic weed barrier sheets, plastic/tire chips in landscaping. Green the airport: stop use of leaded fuel & reduce noise pollution. Thank you! Question 3 • Midtown Garrett Clark outside Palo Alto January 2, 2025, 8:00 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Address Climate Change by connecting our neighborhoods with safe, convenient, and comprehensive bike and pedestrian infrastructure. Help welcome our incoming new neighbors by promoting bike share, car share, and work with agency partners to improve the efficiency and experience of public transportation. Consider how to best leverage the city’s parking structures and surface parking lots to promote economic development in downtown and around California Avenue. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available January 2, 2025, 8:19 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 67 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 79 Packet Pg. 84 of 117 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available January 2, 2025, 8:22 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Community Strength through Service and Play Profound shifts in work patterns, social media and politics have undermined many of the processes for building the social capital that created Palo Alto. We need to rebuild and strengthen our social infrastructure and rebuild new generators of social connection and capital -- service and play are two areas in particular where the council can make a meaningful change in 2025. Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available January 2, 2025, 8:47 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Our downtown and midtown and California Ave areas have problems . We need to attract more business to these areas. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Zafarali Ahmed in University Park January 2, 2025, 8:51 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Vision Zero: zero serious traffic injures and fatalities across our city. Keep our pedestrians, cyclists and kids safe. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not shown in Oak Creek January 2, 2025, 8:55 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Need affordable senior housing, possibly in the form of residential hotels close to transit. Need apartments for staff at Stanford and for employees at Vi Senior Housing, preferably in the Nordstroms parking lot near Children's Hospital. Question 3 • Sand Hill Corridor Name not available January 2, 2025, 8:57 PM Question 1 No response 68 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 80 Packet Pg. 85 of 117 Question 2 1. Control city payroll and headcount. Zero growth. 2. Reduce unfunded pension obligations. 3. Stop spending time on issues not directly affecting city governance. The council is responsible for the late approval of the housing element. The council had no justification for opposing Juristac. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 2, 2025, 9:14 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Safety, and transportation Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available January 2, 2025, 9:20 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 FINISH THE POPE/CHAUCER STREET BRIDGE REPLACEMENT! Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown outside Palo Alto January 2, 2025, 9:38 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Name not available January 3, 2025, 8:17 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 8:18 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Vision zero! I want safe transit options for everyone, especially young people whose main option may be cycling and those choosing to bike to help curb climate change. 69 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 81 Packet Pg. 86 of 117 Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 3, 2025, 8:21 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Name not available January 3, 2025, 8:25 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Crime Question 3 • Community Center John Zeisler in Research Park January 3, 2025, 8:29 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Replace the 40 eucalyptus trees you removed for fire safety from this beautiful preserve with 40 native oaks. Right now it looks like a 40 stump wasteland. Where is the department of forestry (not deforestation! ) Question 3 • Esther Park Name not available January 3, 2025, 9:12 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Economic Development and transition” Refreshed commercial streets, clean sidewalks, greater bike friendly pathways/streets, continuous community and public safety, and stainable beatification of our community. Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available January 3, 2025, 9:24 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 The creation of easy, natural gathering spaces for neighbors, which will encourage that sense of belonging that is missing from many neighborhoods. A perfect example would be a cafe or pub next to a park (as in Strawberry Creek park in Berkeley). Question 3 • Ventura Name not available January 3, 2025, 9:25 AM Question 1 70 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 82 Packet Pg. 87 of 117 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 1 - Make better use of our space. We should be building more housing and making it easier for companies to open offices here. This first will make living in Palo Alto affordable, and not a luxury good. The second will give us time back. People who have to commute to SF/Oakland/San Jose for work have less time for their families and communities. Let's make it easier for people to get jobs locally by finding ways to get more companies to start here. Why does every AI startup need to go to SF? 2 - Improve safety. Too many bike accidents on El Camino and elsewhere. 3 (Much lower priority) - Improve access to middle school sports. We should either come up with a model that allows everyone to participate (rather than underprice and have a lottery) or we should give the sports back to the school district. Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not available January 3, 2025, 9:45 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 By "community health, safety, wellness & belonging," I mean also revival of the downtown area, which is a key community space. I want to add to this list of priorities greater city oversight of education and, in journalism by the PA Weekly and other entities, greater effort to cover issues in education by talking to families and students rather than simply school and district administrators and spokespeople. The current reporting style simply allows administrators to use the press as a bullhorn; this is not journalism. As a result, no one seems to really know or have oversight over the decisions about education made by the superintendent, the school board, and school administrators. Question 3 No response Name not available January 3, 2025, 9:49 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 More more income housing Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 9:53 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available January 3, 2025, 10:31 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Housing and real pedestrian/bike infrastructure (lines on pavement, signs 71 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 83 Packet Pg. 88 of 117 to tell drivers to share the road, and flex bollards are not infrastructure) Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available January 3, 2025, 10:49 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Decline in social cohesiveness and zero energy or presence of city hall as leadership ; change in demographics from those who valued living in a college town and were heavily involved in town hall/ shaping a community to a self centered disconnect ; downtown is struggling; homelessness and filth Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 3, 2025, 11:45 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 11:57 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Ventura Name not available January 3, 2025, 12:08 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 I would like to see the city prioritize the natural environment and biodiversity, specifically to stop using leaded fuel and reduce noise pollution at the airport, restore habitat at the bay lands, and prohibit petrochemical land covers (i.e. plastic weed barrier sheets, plastic turf, plastic or tire rumbles or chips) in landscaping. I would also like the city to consider putting in a restroom at either the community gardens next to Eleanor Pardee Park or at the park. Lastly, I would love the city to put in traffic slow down (calming!) bumps or other things on the 700 block on Greer Road and more effective ones on Channing between Greer Road and Newell Road. Many trucks and cars, coming off of Embarcadero Road, use these streets as fast arteries to get around this area. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available January 3, 2025, 12:17 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition 72 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 84 Packet Pg. 89 of 117 Question 2 S/CAP, micromobility Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:01 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Eric Nordman in Old Palo Alto January 3, 2025, 1:06 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 - Addressing Climate change while connecting our neighborhoods with good bike/ped planning/implementation - Making our Housing element community friendly with bike/ped connections to local amenities and services - Healthy living through active transportation - Safe routes for everyone! Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:08 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not shown in Community Center January 3, 2025, 1:12 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Revitalize downtown; Install red light cameras at intersections with multiple crashes; Work with wider community to reduce airplane noise and pollution Question 3 • Community Center Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:12 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 More outdoor community areas like mitchell park's pickleball - expanding the pickleball there would be amazing since it is getting so crowded. We live by rinconada and the tennis courts there are in use so much less than the pickleball courts at mitchell - clearly a need for more pb courts! 73 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 85 Packet Pg. 90 of 117 Question 3 • Community Center Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:16 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not shown in Palo Verde January 3, 2025, 1:17 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:17 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Clean up the Planning Department and streamline permits and inspections for new housing and climate change improvements like heat pumps and solar. Question 3 • Fairmeadow Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:20 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Charleston Garden/Greenhouse Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:22 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Fairmeadow Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:22 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 74 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 86 Packet Pg. 91 of 117 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:22 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:28 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Redevelop downtown. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:29 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 More pickleball courts! Question 3 • Palo Alto Orchards/Monroe Park Name not shown in Leland Manor/ Garland January 3, 2025, 1:30 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 *Pickleball has been great for helping lots of residents improve their physical fitness, and develop friends and connections in Palo Alto. The popularity of the Mitchel Park courts is an issue. Courts are full most days, most hours, and in the evenings they can be 200% full with 4 people playing and 8 people waiting for EACH court. Meanwhile tennis courts are often empty to half full. Additional Pickleball courts are needed at Mitchel Park and tennis courts should be converted. If additional tennis capacity is needed in evenings/weekends perhaps tennis courts at middle schools can be repaved/improved/lighted. *I'm concerned about the un-affordability of housing for regular people. When houses are torn down they are replaced with houses 2-3x the size. Property taxes on a starter home, if purchased now, would cost more than regular people can afford on rent. Progress on adding affordable units seems very slow. *Still concerned about flooding risks, especially San Francisquito Creek during atmospheric rivers. *I like the plans I've seen for an improved University Ave with wider sidewalks, reduced traffic and more trees and seating. I'm a big fan of pedestrian areas in downtown, like the Stroget in Denmark. Also, isn't it time to replace the ugly orange plastic barricades on Cal Ave with something more attractive? *My dream would be to underground the Cal Train through Palo Alto and turn the current train strip into bike lane/park/sidewalk cafes for families to enjoy. I know this is costly and unlikely, but how great would it be for 75 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 87 Packet Pg. 92 of 117 the city? Question 3 • Triple El Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:32 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Community Center Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:33 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Mayfield Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:35 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:40 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Adobe Meadow David Jones in Midtown/ Midtown West January 3, 2025, 1:41 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:42 PM 76 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 88 Packet Pg. 93 of 117 Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not shown in College Terrace January 3, 2025, 1:46 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Health and safety, more bicycle trails, less traffic .Better public transportation. Convert some of unoccupied offices to low income housing. Question 3 • College Terrace Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:48 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available January 3, 2025, 1:58 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 More public pickleball courts to promote better community health and community. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 2:19 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 1. Community Health, Wellness & Belonging Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 2:30 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 77 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 89 Packet Pg. 94 of 117 reduction of crime for public safety 24 hrs a day, for public safety and protection of property Question 3 • Charleston Garden/Greenhouse Justin Chueh in Leland Manor/ Garland January 3, 2025, 2:40 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 More Pickleball courts Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available January 3, 2025, 2:42 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 2:49 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Bike safety Affordable housing Question 3 • Community Center Name not available January 3, 2025, 3:12 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Replace the airport with a sports complex, green space and the municipal corp yard. Airport supports small airplanes which is a source of air pollution and noise. Question 3 • Community Center Name not available January 3, 2025, 3:21 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available January 3, 2025, 3:29 PM Question 1 78 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 90 Packet Pg. 95 of 117 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Name not available January 3, 2025, 3:48 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Opportunities for social connection - Finding connection at the Mitchell Park pickleball courts has been life changing for me. I have met so many people that I never would have had the opportunity to meet if it weren’t for having the pickleball courts available at 6am. Thank you for this! I only wish there was more court space for everyone to play. Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not shown in Greenmeadow January 3, 2025, 4:09 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 more pickleball courts to meet overwhelming community demand Question 3 • Greenmeadow Name not available January 3, 2025, 4:16 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Youth mental health Free shuttle services Question 3 No response Name not available January 3, 2025, 4:17 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 more recreational opportunities to keep residents healthy refurbish/renovation/enhancement of public facilities Question 3 • Downtown North Name not shown in Greenmeadow January 3, 2025, 4:25 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response 79 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 91 Packet Pg. 96 of 117 Question 3 • Walnut Grove Name not shown outside Palo Alto January 3, 2025, 4:29 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Ban the use of outdoor gas heaters on Palo Alto sidewalk cafes. Paris, the champion of cafe culture, made this change several years ago. It is an easy reduction of fossil fuel use and resulting greenhouse emissions that serve no serious purpose by our community. If it is too cold, sit inside the cozy restaurant! Or wear a coat a That’s how it works in thriving Paris! Question 3 • College Terrace Name not available January 3, 2025, 4:29 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Leland Manor David Claudino in Midtown/ Midtown West January 3, 2025, 4:33 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Pickleball is a rapidly growing sport - and our existing courts (primarily at Mitchell Park) are already overcrowded. We need more courts! This is not just good exercise; it also builds community and reduces social isolation/loneliness, connecting people from different ethnic, age, culture, religious, ... backgrounds. Question 3 • Midtown Kevin Fisher in Duveneck/ St Francis January 3, 2025, 4:34 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 San Francisquito Creek flood control is by far my highest priority. 1. Replacement of the Newell Rd bridge has stalled. It must be an urgent city priority to start this demolition and reconstruction in 2025. The Newell Rd bridge project is mostly under the City's control. I perceive a lack of leadership and urgency within City of Palo Alto about completing this project. This project has been ongoing for more than a decade, with many delays at every stage of the project. 2. The SF Creek JPA plan to replace of the Pope/Chaucer bridge ("Reach 2") and achieve significant reduction in flood risk will not start in earnest until after the Newell Rd bridge is completed. This work has been under discussion for 25 years. City of Palo Alto needs to play a more active role within the JPA. Reach 1 improvements are promising, but have not significantly reduced the risks to Palo Alto residents. 3. Continue making upgrades to the city's storm drain system. The improvements in place have already made some positive impact on flooding risk, but much more can be done. This is something the City of Palo Alto can do more or less independently and quickly, without requiring complex negotiations between many stakeholders (counties, cities, water agencies, etc). Kevin Fisher, 728 Alester Ave. Question 3 80 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 92 Packet Pg. 97 of 117 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not shown in Palo Verde January 3, 2025, 4:39 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not available January 3, 2025, 5:25 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available January 3, 2025, 5:39 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 3, 2025, 5:41 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Name not available January 3, 2025, 6:00 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Community Center Name not available January 3, 2025, 6:31 PM Question 1 81 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 93 Packet Pg. 98 of 117 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Name not available January 3, 2025, 6:38 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Making the area safer and quieter—train horns in particular are way too noisy, especially in Southgate neighborhood. Question 3 • Evergreen Name not available January 3, 2025, 7:38 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • College Terrace Name not available January 3, 2025, 7:54 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Downtown and Cal Ave development; affordable housing for first time buyers trying to transition out of rentals Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 3, 2025, 8:00 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 With little to no help on the horizon for climate adaptation measures and funding, we need to prepare at the local level now not only in our policies but in our funding to confront this threat Question 3 No response Name not available January 3, 2025, 8:09 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 More pickleball courts - it ties to the top priority I listed 82 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 94 Packet Pg. 99 of 117 Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 8:10 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 1. Construction of Chaucer Bridge improvements to prevent future flooding in surrounding neighborhoods. 2. Incentivize mass transit for commuters to decrease traffic flow on University Ave and all other arteries to Hwy 101 during afternoon rush hour. 3. Attract desirable and interesting tenants to occupy empty storefronts on University Ave and California Ave. 4. Improve Cal Ave road blockades by replacing the eyesores currently there. Offer a design competition for local university students to submit architecturally interesting proposals. Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 3, 2025, 9:31 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Safety by cracking down on speeders and redlight runners, people driving while on their phones. Stopping fireworks especially illegal ones. Converting little used tennis courts that are not near housing to pickleball courts. Or locating new pickleball courts on the bay side of 101. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 9:32 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Fairmeadow Name not available January 3, 2025, 9:52 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 3, 2025, 11:03 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 More pickleball court 83 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 95 Packet Pg. 100 of 117 Question 3 • Community Center Name not shown in Charleston Meadows January 3, 2025, 11:15 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Community wellness, pedestrian and bike safety, public transit options, housing for all Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not available January 4, 2025, 12:14 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 No response Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 4, 2025, 5:23 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • College Terrace Name not shown in Downtown North January 4, 2025, 6:14 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 NUMBER ONE PRIORITY: Effective VACANCY TAX that penalizes landlords that do not adjust rents to market realities and rates. A tax that is implemented fast (in a year or less and immediately if vacancy is caused by rent increases over 5-10% to current tenant forcing them to leave) and in such a way that high quality tenants are secured (e.g. not just rug stores). THIS IS A HIGH PRIORITY!! Council needs to recognize a handful of long-time landlords are keeping University Avenue from evolving. Only a meaningful, significant, and IMMEDIATE vacancy tax will keep us from so many empty stores and offices. (Footwear Etc moved only because their tax was raised very high -they wanted to stay and had enough business. Ridiculously high rents are keeping University from being revitalized). ALSO NUMBER ONE: Revitalization and reimagination of University Avenue. Creating University as a destination for dining, entertainment, community activities. Council recognizing old-fashioned retail is never returning. Standing up to the handful of landlords who keep University from evolving. Evaluating Pearl Street in Boulder CO as a model for closing University to traffic. In any case extending and expanding parklets, encouraging entertainment, incentives to landlords to participate in community-building, reimagination efforts, and adjusting rents to realistic market rents. 3. Creative reimagination of Cal Avenue. Similar problems to University Avenue. Closing of Cal Ave should be done with examination of how to revitalize that area and make it a unique destination. Leverage and expand the Farmers Market -- which is a great example of community building. Considering making some aspect of that permanent - along the lines of the Ferry Building in SF so that Cal Ave becomes a foodie destination. 84 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 96 Packet Pg. 101 of 117 4. Realistic expansion of expanding housing. A balanced approach between the "no development" residentialists and the "YIMBY's" - saying NO to residentialists blocking realistic development & fighting hard against ridiculous huge projects 5. Establishment of times for dogs to have off-leash access in all parks - not just dog parks. This is the case in Central Park NYC. 6. Investigating the possibility of closing Middlefield at the creek (MP/PA border) if Willow Park project -- at any level -- goes ahead. Residents of Downtown North will effectively be locked in if a large development goes ahead at Willow & Middlefield. Closing Middlefield will be the only way to protect University Ave as a viable access to 101. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available January 4, 2025, 6:51 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Traffic control. There are too many people speeding on major major arteries. And the traffic in and out of Stanford has grown dramatically. I would like to see some pressure on Stanford to build more housing for its workers. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available January 4, 2025, 8:21 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Eliminate vehicle dwellers from all neighborhoods. Eliminate mentally ill from downtown. Our household does not spend time downtown due to the difficulty of dealing with the homeless/criminal/drug users. This means we spend our money in Los Altos and Mountain View. Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not available January 4, 2025, 8:52 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Increased housing to allow for population density which will help local businesses and decrease the rise in housing costs. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 4, 2025, 8:56 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Faster, traffic lights, intersections, for example at El Camino Real, and Churchill and El Camino!!! Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 4, 2025, 9:30 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 85 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 97 Packet Pg. 102 of 117 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available January 4, 2025, 9:48 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Traffic calming … more Pickleball courts at Mitchell Park … cracking down on garbage left on street corners, mostly outside multi family apartments buildings. Midtown, around Alma, is disgraceful. Mattresses and large furniture sit on street corners for weeks. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 4, 2025, 10:05 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Better biking infrastructure. Question 3 • Greenmeadow Stephanie Enos in Barron Park January 4, 2025, 10:15 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 The City Council has put climate change as one of their major concerns so an obvious step that could be adopted in Palo Alto would be to extend the ban of gas leaf blowers to all commercial properties. At a stroke this would greatly improve the health of local residents as well as being a move in the right direction for addressing climate issues locally. Banning their use for individual properties by hiring someone to follow through on the ban, has made a HUGE difference in air quality and noise reduction. Think how this would translate if there were no gas blowers polluting Palo Alto anywhere. It might even inspire other districts to follow suit. I would like to see more oversight on 'developers' ideas for building more housing. At the rate we're going Barron Park and other neighborhoods will be unrecognizable in a short time. Cramming as much housing as possible into any space ( See two current houses under construction that were squeezed into a very small lot by Matadero Bridge) will not produce a well thought out community and I wonder how 'affordable' these will be when they go on the market. There needs to be places where folk can socialize and get together not just blanket development. Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available January 4, 2025, 11:26 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 86 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 98 Packet Pg. 103 of 117 Question 2 Community Safety Community Health, Wellness & Belonging Education and Schools Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not available January 4, 2025, 12:09 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Increase housing supply, reduce aircraft noise Question 3 • Community Center Kathy Levinson outside Palo Alto January 4, 2025, 12:30 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging is my #1 priority. I think the Palo Alto Pickleball Club has done such a wonderful job of reaching out to Palo Alto residents and making them feel welcomed. It is remarkable that a small group of volunteers has been able to expand in the midst of Covid limitations to create such a vibrant and socially- connected community, that gets people outside, includes physical movement. My hat is off to the leaders who have been dedicated to fulfilling their mission "Arrive as a stranger, leave as a friend". Question 3 • Esther Park Name not shown in Evergreen Park January 4, 2025, 12:57 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 MORE HOUSING - please prioritize policies that result in building more (and a variety of options of) housing Question 3 • Mayfield Name not available January 4, 2025, 2:03 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Balance local quality of life with economic and global environmental needs. Stop mixing high- and low-density housing: Moderate-density throughout is better than creating a community where all housing options are unappealing. Question 3 • Ventura Name not available January 4, 2025, 2:59 PM Question 1 87 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 99 Packet Pg. 104 of 117 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Sustainable electricity, more robust recycling & compost services with the pervasiveness of plastics and industrial chemicals in product Question 3 • Ventura Name not shown in Community Center January 4, 2025, 4:21 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Community Center Name not shown in Crescent Park January 4, 2025, 4:37 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Flood Protection Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not shown in Ventura January 4, 2025, 6:13 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 This may not be a city-wide issue, but I am very concerned that the closure of parking lanes along El Camino (which I support) has had the unintended but predictable consequence of moving large numbers of RVs into adjacent residential neighborhoods. Undermining residential communities does not seem like the way to address the region's housing challenges. Question 3 • Ventura Name not available January 4, 2025, 10:50 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Wellness & physical & mental health promotion Question 3 • Palo Alto Central Name not available January 4, 2025, 11:21 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 88 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 100 Packet Pg. 105 of 117 No response Question 3 • Palo Verde Name not available January 5, 2025, 3:39 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Please focus on community and social engagement and support community and physical activities that brings people together and keeps them engaged and physically healthy. Expand when there is demand, like with the pickleball courts. They do not take much space and are incredibly efficient for play and community building. Some additional ones would ease the pressures from existing heavy utilization, and open up and expand the nascent youth pickleball programming opportunities. The youth programming could only begin when the city allowed for pickleball priority on TWO mixed-use courts during after school and weekend hours in 2022. Palo Alto Pickleball Club now runs or supports regular youth meet ups, youth tournaments, family clinics, youth pickleball classes and even an experimental youth summer league. ( Not mentioning here all the other social and play programming for adults. All it took was an allocation of hours on a mere 6,000 square feet or 3/20th of a single acre of park space!) Please also speed up plans for park improvements. The bathrooms are sadly outdated and there’s not enough of them. Also impressed with the City’s LINK offerings. Helps our elderly neighbors who don’t drive. But it could use some additional cars during peak times. Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Name not available January 5, 2025, 7:28 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available January 5, 2025, 8:24 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Open more recreational facilities like pickleball courts to foster community buildinf Question 3 • Charleston Meadow Tim Persyn in Midtown/ Midtown West January 5, 2025, 8:25 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 I want to see the council focus on building a Palo Alto community that is truly diverse and welcoming. That must include creating more housing options for all income levels. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available 89 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 101 Packet Pg. 106 of 117 January 5, 2025, 8:49 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available January 5, 2025, 8:55 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Teen services Question 3 • Community Center Name not available January 5, 2025, 10:51 AM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Hillary Thagard in Midtown/ Midtown West January 5, 2025, 11:15 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Increase the speed in approving and building affordable housing projects. Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 5, 2025, 11:22 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 5, 2025, 12:20 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 90 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 102 Packet Pg. 107 of 117 Question 2 Build more housing to reduce the demand and lower the prices. Question 3 • Downtown North chao Lam in Downtown North January 5, 2025, 12:26 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Housing around transit centers. A more vibrant, walkable downtown. Improve on the parklets, please don't shut them down. Question 3 • Downtown North Name not available January 5, 2025, 12:49 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not available January 5, 2025, 12:50 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 • Barron Park Name not available January 5, 2025, 1:58 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Crescent Park Name not available January 5, 2025, 2:10 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 All four of those priorities sound great! Question 3 • College Terrace 91 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 103 Packet Pg. 108 of 117 Name not available January 5, 2025, 2:44 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Council's 2025 Priorities need to be more specific and focused. Planning For Cubberley Should Be A 2025 Priority. There is a bond measure deadline, and an operational Cubberley facility will be needed in short order to meet increased demand for services as nearby housing development progresses. More than 40 years of neglect, fire and water damage have made this facility unattractive, uncomfortable, unwelcoming, and (parts of it) unsafe and unusable. I was glad to see progress in the agreement with PAUSD. Good work there. Subsequent planning work has not yet been visible to the public, and I look forward to learning more. Multi-Modal Transportation Should Be A 2025 Priority We are entering a period that demands transformative transportation changes on policy, program and project fronts: • Safe System Action Plan • 2012 Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan Update • Rail Grade Separations Next Steps The State is driving transformative housing growth over the next seven years that will create urgent demand for improved transportation facilities in affected upzoned areas of the city. Planning is underway for University Avenue (and maybe some rezoning for housing). At a slower pace, we understand that planning for the massively upzoned San Antonio Area will get underway, though that planning process is not yet visible to the public. (One cannot help but notice that the Draft Safe System Action Plan clearly points to significant existing transportation deficits on San Antonio Road but offers zero solutions—not even a placeholder that points to the upcoming area planning process. People already can see land use transformation of the San Antonio Road area is well underway in both Palo Alto and Mountain View with several high density projects proposed, approved, completed, or under construction. Nonetheless, the transportation facilities that serve this area are essentially unchanged and unplanned in the Palo Alto portion. In addition, Caltrans is repaving and restriping El Camino Real, but Council-requested crossing safety improvements are not complete and require city follow-up, including signalization and RPP program improvements to serve nearby neighborhoods and businesses after these changes. Why This Focus Is Needed Though it’s true that Transportation relates in some way to every goal in the 2024 Priorities, lack of focus on multi-modal transportation and focus on the SCAP (which did not give due attention to active transportation) has led to increased city focus on promotion of electric cars over other modes of transportation that are more sustainable, have fewer safety, congestion, parking/land use impacts and help people enjoy healthier, more active lifestyles by including walking, running and bicycling in their daily activities. 2024 City Council Priorities • Economic Development & Transition • Climate Change & Natural Environment—Protection & Adaptation • Housing for Social & Economic Balance • Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Please make Multi-Modal Transportation a 2025 City Council priority to ensure it gets the focused attention that will be needed to avert severe impacts on traffic congestion, emissions, parking, safety, health & wellness & belonging that come with increasing car traffic from increased density. (Electric cars contribute to all of these impacts even though their emissions impacts are lower than gas powered cars.) If road users don’t have a safe and convenient alternative, they will drive. Please make Multi-Modal Transportation a City Council Priority this year. The need is urgent for the city to give focused attention to safe, convenient, multi-modal transportation this year—especially in areas the city has upzoned for high density residential. This transportation planning work must catch up with the state-mandated housing development. Please Make Cubberley A Priority This Year Thousands of new residents living in smaller spaces will generate much greater demand for community service and activity space. Question 3 • Greenmeadow Name not available January 5, 2025, 2:58 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response 92 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 104 Packet Pg. 109 of 117 Question 3 • College Terrace Name not available January 5, 2025, 4:54 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 No response Question 3 • Southgate Name not shown in Leland Manor/ Garland January 5, 2025, 6:42 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Reduce airplane noise and emissions, including at the Palo Alto airport, to help the City reduce carbon emissions and improve the health and wellness of the community. All aircraft produce large amounts of carbon emissions and aircraft that use leaded fuel produce lead emissions that are harmful to people, especially young children. California banned the sale and use of leaded gasoline in 1992. That was 22 years ago. Banning leaded fuel for piston engine aircraft at PAO is way overdue. Aircraft noise, especially at night, is disturbing people's activities, including the ability to sleep several hours without being awaken by a jet, cargo plane, propeller plane, or helicopter. The City should not be promoting aviation and should not expand the PAO airport capacity. Instead the City should protect the Baylands and use the marsh for flood control given the rise of sea levels. Electric aircraft are in their infancy and research has yet to be conducted and published about the negative consequences of thousands of unmanned aircraft/drones flying at low altitudes over densely populated areas. Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available January 5, 2025, 6:52 PM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Zoning changes that incentivize duplexes, ADUs, and denser mixed use housing. Increased economic attractiveness for lower-priced small businesses (especially food & beverage) to establish in Palo Alto--we need more competition and less pricey options Question 3 No response Name not available January 5, 2025, 7:00 PM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Name not shown in Leland Manor/ Garland January 5, 2025, 7:07 PM 93 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 105 Packet Pg. 110 of 117 Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 Combatting airplane noise from SFO and PAO. The current conditions degrade the quality of life for Palo Alto citizens. Continue to improve the safety of biking in the city. Question 3 • Leland Manor Name not available January 5, 2025, 8:04 PM Question 1 1. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Economic Development & Transition 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Flood protection (both creek and tidal) Question 3 • Adobe Meadow Name not available January 5, 2025, 9:01 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Business support Question 3 • Community Center Name not available January 5, 2025, 10:14 PM Question 1 No response Question 2 Be kind to small businesses. Abolish parking programs that favor residents over people who work here and make the city thrive. Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 5, 2025, 11:15 PM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 6, 2025, 5:56 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 94 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 106 Packet Pg. 111 of 117 No response Question 3 • Evergreen Name not available January 6, 2025, 6:28 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance Question 2 Focus on making businesses prosperous, and everything else will follow. Reduce bureaucracy. Lower city fees. Simplify starting and running businesses in Palo Alto. Question 3 No response Name not available January 6, 2025, 7:07 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 I'd like to see PA take it's responsibilities to plan for more housing and follow state law seriously. This would mean planning for more growth, creating greater flexibility for business expansion, relaxing zoning to reinvigorate core business districts, and planning for the transportation and density we need. Question 3 No response Name not available January 6, 2025, 9:10 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Address the San Francisquito Creek flood issue. I do not think the Council fully appreciates the magnitude of the ongoing economic risk. The Newell Bridge project, managed by Palo Alto, has been delayed putting funding at risk. Progress by the JPA on the Chaucer Bridge fix has stalled due to foreseeable technical issues. Delays lead to loss of funding. Settling on a plan for rail crossings, especially one that is practical and usable for the students who cross Alma St to attend Paly High School. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available January 6, 2025, 9:10 AM Question 1 1. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 2. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Economic Development & Transition Question 2 No response Question 3 • Midtown Name not available January 6, 2025, 9:50 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Housing which meets the full spectrum of community needs 95 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 107 Packet Pg. 112 of 117 Question 3 • Old Palo Alto Amy Sung in Community Center January 6, 2025, 9:57 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 The first and foremost is to help downtown and California businesses recover immediately and with quick results for residents and visitors alike to see. Time to show blue cities like Palo Alto can get things done. Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not shown in Midtown/ Midtown West January 6, 2025, 9:59 AM Question 1 No response Question 2 Safe and sustainable transportation (including more transit and bicycle facilities) is key to all of the listed priorities above. Please ensure that funding and staffing for transportation planning and engineering is increased as this is foundational to all the categories Council is discussing. Question 3 • Midtown Name not shown in Community Center January 6, 2025, 10:11 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Put bathrooms in Pardee Park Question 3 • Duveneck/St. Francis Name not available January 6, 2025, 10:29 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 No response Question 3 No response Name not available January 6, 2025, 10:33 AM Question 1 1. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 2. Economic Development & Transition 3. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation 4. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Question 2 Start approving more housing development and build public bathrooms Focus on University Ave for retail and dining, including visual updates Make final decisions on rail crossings, and improve bike infrastructure 96 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 108 Packet Pg. 113 of 117 Question 3 • University South (Plus Professorville) Name not available January 6, 2025, 10:42 AM Question 1 1. Economic Development & Transition 2. Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging 3. Housing for Social & Economic Balance 4. Climate Change & Natural Environment - Protection & Adaptation Question 2 Make the downtown areas more vibrant and walkable. Continue focusing on bike and pedestrian safety. Safe routes. Question 3 • Midtown 97 | communityfeedback.opengov.com/14172 Created with OpenGov | January 8, 2025, 10:21 AM 2025 City Council Priorities Input copy What are the priorities you would like to see the City Council adopt for 2025? Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 109 Packet Pg. 114 of 117 From:Carol Kiparsky To:Council, City Cc:Clerk, City Subject:Council priorities Date:Monday, December 30, 2024 5:09:42 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Dear Council members, For some reason, I was unable to submit my priorities through the survey on the OpenGovwebsite. Right now I don't have time to work through this so I hope you will add my input into your survey results. Happy New Year, Carol Kiparsky800 Cowper St ************************************ Priority #1: The health of the environment, with emphasis on open space, trees, nativeplants, and far fewer car trips. Environmentally sound building and re-purposing of existing buildings. Less emphasis on electrification and EVs, it’s time to go beyond the “low hangingfruit”. Additional priorities: A.REAL public transportation, not just subsidized taxis which tend to be single occupancy. For example get Stanford to extend the Marguerite through town. B.Ban single-use plastics and greatly reduce plastic use in general. Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 110 Packet Pg. 115 of 117 From:Ellson, Penny To:Council, City Subject:RE: 2025 Priorities Date:Sunday, January 5, 2025 2:31:44 PM CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Be cautiousof opening attachments and clicking on links. Honorable City Council, RE: 2025 Priorities This year’s City Council Priorities need to be more specific and focused. Planning For Cubberley Should Be A 2025 Priority. There is a bond measure deadline, and an operational Cubberley facility will be needed in short order to meet increased demand for services as nearby housing development progresses. More than 40 years of neglect, fire and water damage have made this facility unattractive, uncomfortable, unwelcoming, and (parts of it) unsafe and unusable. I was glad to see progress in the agreement with PAUSD. Good work there. Subsequent planning work has not yet been visible to the public, and I look forward to learning more. Multi-Modal Transportation Should Be A 2025 Priority We are entering a key period that demands transformative transportation changes on policy, program and project fronts: Safe System Action Plan 2012 Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan Update Rail Grade Separations Next Steps The State is driving transformative housing growth over the next seven years that will create urgent demand for improved transportation facilities in affected upzoned areas of the city. Planning is underway for University Avenue (and maybe some rezoning for housing). At a slower pace, we understand that planning for the massively upzoned San Antonio Area will get underway, though that planning process is not yet visible to the public. (One cannot help but notice that the Draft Safe System Action Plan clearly points to significant existing transportation deficits on San Antonio Road but offers zero solutions—not even a placeholder that points to the upcoming area planning process. People already can see land use transformation of the San Antonio Road area is well underway in both Palo Alto and Mountain View with several high density projects proposed, approved, completed, or under construction. Nonetheless, the transportation facilities that serve this area are essentially unchanged and unplanned in the Palo Alto portion. In addition, Caltrans is repaving and restriping El Camino Real, but Council-requested crossing safety improvements are not complete and require city follow-up, including signalization and RPP program Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 111 Packet Pg. 116 of 117 improvements to serve nearby neighborhoods and businesses after these changes. Why Focus This Focus Is Needed Though it’s true that Transportation relates in some way to every goal in the 2024 Priorities, lack of focus on multi-modal transportation and focus on the SCAP (which did not give due attention to active transportation) has led to increased city focus on promotion of electric cars over other modes of transportation that are more sustainable, have fewer safety, congestion, parking/land use impacts and help people enjoy healthier, more active lifestyles by including walking, running and bicycling in their daily activities. 2024 City Council Priorities Economic Development & Transition Climate Change & Natural Environment—Protection & Adaptation Housing for Social & Economic Balance Community Health, Safety, Wellness & Belonging Please make Multi-Modal Transportation a 2025 City Council priority to ensure it gets the focused attention that will be needed to avert severe impacts on traffic congestion, emissions, parking, safety, health & wellness & belonging that come with increasing car traffic from increased density. (Electric cars contribute to all of these impacts even though their emissions are lower than gas powered cars.) If road users don’t have a safe and convenient alternative, they will drive. Please make Multi-Modal Transportation a City Council Priority this year. The need is urgent for the city to give focused attention to safe, convenient, multi-modal transportation this year—especially in areas the city has upzoned for high density residential. This transportation planning work must catch up with the state-mandated housing development. Please Make Cubberley A Priority This Year Thousands of new residents living in smaller spaces will generate much greater demand for community service and activity space. Thank you for considering my comments. Penny Ellson Virus-free.www.avg.com Item A Attachment C - Community Survey on 2025 Council Priorities Item A: Staff Report Pg. 112 Packet Pg. 117 of 117