HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-05-27 City CouncilCity of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Report
TO:HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: Planning and
Community Environment
DATE:May 27, 1997 CMR:265:97
SUBJECT:Sand Hill Corridor Projects -- Recommended Agreement with Stanford
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the Council consider and give conceptual approval to the package of
agreements negotiated by staff and Stanford. Staff has attempted to show, on the attachments,
changes to various findings, conditions and documents that approval of the package would require.
There may be additional drafting changes, and if so, they will be included in the final documentation.
Staff further recommends that the Council direct staff to prepare all findings, conditions of approval
and necessary documentation, including appropriate CEQA findings and documentation for final
Council approval on the Sand Hill Road Projects, in accordance with the Council’s conceptual
approval.
BACKGROUND
On April 29, 1997, Council concluded its conceptual review of the project and directed staff to
negotiate with the applicant a number of modifications and new conditions for the projects. The
general parameters for project modifications and ~onditions were approved by Council in the form
of a Summary Matrix (see Attachment 1). Subsequently, City staff negotiated with Stanford
representatives to achieve Council’s directions~ The negotiation process resulted in the package of
recommendations for Council approval that are identified in this staff report.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Policy implications of the Sand Hill Corridor projects are addressed on pages 22 to 26 of the January
27, 1997 staff report (CMR: 126:97, "Stanford Sand Hill Corridor Projects"). The recommended
package of agreements identified in this staff report refme previously reviewed policy issues for the
Apartment, Senior Housing, Shopping Center and Roadways projects. The linkage ofthese projects
with development restrictions outside of the City limits represents a major change in City and
Stanford policies. The agreement regarding location of medical center clinical facilities .only within
the City is a modification of past policy. The agreement regarding the E1 Camino Park lease is
consistent with City policies regarding the preservation of parkland.
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ELEMENTS OF THE NEGOTIATED PACKAGE
The entire package agreed upon by the City staff and Stanford consists of those parts of Stanford’s
application with which the Council had indicated conceptual agreement and modifications and
additions resulting from staff negotiations with Stanford. The City staff/Stanford agreement is as
follows:
Stanford West Apartment Housing
The project, as described in the EIR and previous staff reports, includes the following:
628 rental units (including 156 BMR units) located On 47.8 acres of the Stanford West site. Over
19 acres will be left undeveloped between the buildings and the creek. The buildings range from 2
to 3 stories in height, parking is provided in private garages and on-street and recreational areas
include 2 formal recreation/community areas as well as the Village Green. ,The project is intended
to provide housing primarily for employees of Stanford University and will be subject to the priority
occupancy system defined in the Development Agreement.~
City staff and Stanford agreed to the following:
Provision of an approximately one-half acre site for child care facilities to be constructed and
operated within the project, and a Stanford guarantee for the construction and operation of the
child care facility if no independent provider can be successfully solicited (see Attachment 2).
Design and construction of a bicycle/pedestrian connector path from the Oak Creek Apartments
to the Stanford West Apartments, in the middle area between the Creek and Sand Hill Road,
subject to the approval of the ground lessee of the Oak Creek Apartments (see Attachment 3).
Provision of on-site resident-serving retail in the Stanford West Apartment project. The retail
concept is further described in Attachment 4. The retail facility will be a deli/convenience
facility of approximately 675 square feet located in the Community Center building (see
Attachment 5).
4.The apartment priority system has been modified to include a mechanism for allowing higher
priority tenants to replace lower priority tenants on an annual basis (see Attachment 6).
In the negotiation process, staff strongly encouraged Stanford to be proactive in working with
the School District on issues identified in the Council’s review of the EIR and projects. As staff
identified in previous discussions with Council, State law largely precludes the City from
addressing school-related concerns. The attached May 21, 1997 letter from Larry Horton to
Superintendent Don Phillips identifies a number of Stanford proposals that they have discussed
with SchootDistrict staff and, on May 21, with the School Board’s Property Committee (see
Attachment 7). At the Council meeting, the City Manager will provide an oral update on
discussions with the Superintendent that occurred subsequent to the preparation of this staff
report.
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Stanford West Senior Housing
The project, as described in the EIR and previous staff reports, is the redevelopment of the 22.3 acre
site previously occupied by Children’s Hospital at Stanford with a community for seniors. The
community will provide a full continuum of living support and care services in 388 independent
living units and a Health Care Center. Stanford has withdrawn its objection to the conditions
requiting relocation of the pool and parking spaces outside the 100 foot setback from the top of the
bank of San Francisquit0 Creek.
Stanford Shopping Center Expansion
The recommended agreement combines a total expansion of 120,000 square feet, as described in the
EIR and previous staffreports, with significant below-grade parking and a substantial reduction in
the height of the new parking structures, limitations on the type of growth, and a new transportation
demand management program for employees of Shopping Center tenants. Specifically:
Two parking structures, both placed underground 8 feet below grade, and no higher than 17 feet
above grade (approximately the same height as the current parking structure at the Shopping
Center and 7 feet lower than the structures originally proposed on Quarry. Road) (see
Attachments 8A, 8B and 8C).
Prohibition of any expansion square footage from being leased to an "anchor tenant" without
City Council approval. (An anchor tenant is defined as a store in excess of 60,000 square feet
in size and selling a variety of Department Store Type Merchandise) (see Attachment 9).
Development and implementation, by Stanford, of a transportation demand management plan
for employees of Stanford Shopping Center tenants. The plan will require the approval of the
City’s Chief Transportation Official, and progress/effectiveness of the plan will be reviewed
annually by that Official in conjunction with the annual review of the Development Agreement
(see Attachment 9).
Sand Hill Road Extension and Widening and Related Roadway Improvements
The recommended agreement includes, for Sand Hill Road, four lanes fxom Santa Cruz to Arboretum
and two lanes from Arboretum to ElCamino Real. All other road improvements (Stock Farm,
Quarry, Arboretum, Palo, Pasteur, and Vineyard) remain as proposed. This Sand Hill Road
configuration incorporates the prohibition of connecting Sand Hill Road to Alma Street, as well as
the proposed modifications to E1 Camino Real (see Attachment 10).
Sand Hill Corridor Future Development
The agreement addresses growth limitations, the location of medical center clinical facilities, and
preservation of open spaces in the Sand Hill Corridor.
Area B: Until 2010, Stanford shall not develop the approximately 139-acre parcel known as
Special Condition Area B (see Attachments 11 and 12) as defined in the 1989 General Use
Permit, except for academic and recreational fields (including the golf course) and associated
support facilities; provided it may propose Stanford University faculty, staff or student housing
in that part of Area B east of Fremont Road. Any such housing would be subject to the County
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General Use Permit. This agreement will take effect when the Development Agreement is in
force. ~
Medical Center Development: Until 2010, Stanford shall apply for medical center clinical
facilities only within the City of Palo Alto and those facilities will continue to be subject to the
"no new net trips" condition of the 1989 General Use Permit. This provision shall be effective
upon final Council approval of an ambulatory care facility of approximately 230,000 square feet.
It is agreed that no other medical center clinical facilities will be proposed until after this
application-is filed. The City will initiate a Comprehensive Plan amendment and zoning change
to facilitate the objective of siting medical center clinical development in the City up to the
400,000 square feet studied in the Sand Hill Road Projects EIR. This provision does not commit
the City to approval of any Plan or zoning changes or specific development proposal (see
Attachment 12).
E1 Camino Park
The agreement provides for a new arrangement ensuring an extended lease of the park dedicated
areas of the E1 Camino Park open space and recreational fields by the City, in exchange for returning
the other parts of the lease (including the Red Cross facility, Holiday Inn, MacArthur Park, and the
Downtown Transit Depot) to Stanford (see Attachments 13 and 14)..All of the proposed changes
will beome effective when the first building permits are issued for either the Stanford West
Apartments or Senior Housing projects.
1. The City’s E1 Camino Park Lease will be amended to include only the park-dedicated areas.
2. The lease term for the Park dedicated area will be extended from 2013 to June 30, 2033.
3.The rent for the park-dedicated area will be one dollar per year. The dollar per year shall
continue for the entire extended term of the lease of the Park;
Stanford agrees to maintain the Depot at all times in a manner that is clean, secure, and safe;
shall provide maintenance and repair if needed to all aspects of the facilities; upgrade the
facilities (as permitted/required by the leases), all consistent with the Depot’s designation in the
National Historic Register. Stanford shall provide maintenance and upgrade of the Depot
through any means it finds feasible, including enforcement of the existing sublease with the
Transit District (i.e., the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority). Stanford will work with
the City and other appropriate agencies, as determined by Stanford and Palo Alto, to create a
Strategic Plan for the Depot and adjacent areas to enhance the area’s long term benefit and
gateway features to Stanford and the City of Palo Alto.
Other Development Agreement Changes
The agreement includes two other changes to the Development Agreement. (1) The term of the
Agreement will be changed to be consistent with the 2010 date of some of the other elements of the
agreed-upon package; and (2) the "Phasing" provisions have been modified to add a procedure
whereby the City Manager can-alter the timing of mitigations and conditions of approval (see
Attachment 15).
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DISCUSSION
Overview
The package of agreements negotiated by City staff and Stanford representatives fulfills the City
Council’s objectives of managing growth in the Sand Hill Corridor, preserving open space, scaling
back the appearance of Shopping Center parking garage building mass, and limiting the Sand Hill
Road extension from Arboretum Road to E1 Camino Real to a two-lane roadway with no cross
connection to or from Palo Alto Avenue and Alma Street. The negotiation process was an intensive
effort, with the final result a package of interdependent elements. City staff and Stanford, guided
by Council’s direction to tie conditions to the time frame of the new Comprehensive Plan, agreed
to generally organize conditions and the length of the Development Agreement to be consistent with
the City’s 2010 planning horizon.
The only area where City staff recommends a modification of the Council’s April 29 direction is the
Stanford Shopping Center. In exchange for replacing the existing parking structure at Arboretum
and Quarry Roads and adding one new structure along Quarry Road with both structures depressed
eight feet below grade and a top guard rail elevation of 17 feet, staff recommends approval of a
120,000-square-foot expansion of the Center. The Council had authorized staff to negotiate up to
a 100,000-square-foot expansion if some parking was underground. The visual difference between
a 100,000 and 120,000-square-foot expansion will not be perceptible and the traffic difference is
minirnal. However, the beneficial visual impact of having two parking structures along Quarry Road
with unified design, one level of underground parking and a 17-foot.height to top of guard rail is a
substantial improvement over the option of one new taller parking structure and a smaller floor area
expansion.
As part of the Shopping Center portion of the package of agreements, Stanford has also agreed to
not introduce additional anchor tenant spaces and to develop and implement a transportation demand
management program for employees of tenants at the Shopping Center employees. With a Shopping
Center employment base of approximately 1,600 employees, it is very likely that an effective TDM
program would more than offset the number of additional vehicle trips attributable to the increase
from a 100,000-square-foot to a 120,000-square-foot Shopping Center expansion.
Stanford West Apartment Housing
Stanford has concurred with all of the City Council’s modifications to the project and has met with
representatives from and submitted a proposal to the Palo Alto Unified School District. Specific
project provisions include:
Child Care - Provision of an approximately one-half-acre parcel on the Apartment site between
the Village Green and Governor’s Lane with the site to be rented at $1 per year to a qualified
child care provider. If for whatever reason Stanford is unable to find a qualified child care
provider, Stanford will construct and operate a child care center. Attachment 2 is the wording
proposed for the child care requirement The child care facility will be subject to City approval
of a Conditional Use Permit if the Apartment project is approved.
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Connector to Oak Creek - If the Oak Creek lessee agrees, Stanford will provide a
pedestrian/bicycle path connecting the Apartment site to the Oak Creek Apartment site. This
path is responsive to the Council’s objective of improving the sense of community among those
who will reside in the area between Sand Hill Road and San Francisquito Creek. Although the
path has been scaled back to bicycle and pedestrian use only, staffbelieves that this less intrusive
use will actually improve the feeling of neighborhood and"connectedness" between the two
developments. An automobile connector would likely be used primarily by residents of Oak
Creek Apartments to access Sand Hill Road rather than to enter the Stanford West street system.
Such use could present conflicts with those who might wish to travel from one project to another,
especially at peak travel times. The path is proposed to be unpaved. The path will be located
toward the middle of the area between Sand Hill Road and the Creek, with the specific location
to be determined in future discussions among Oak Creek, City, and Stanford representatives.
Attachment 3 identifies the wording changes to findings and conditions that would incorporate
the pedestrian and bicycle path into the project approval. Approval of the path location and
appearance will be subject to ARB approval if the project is approved.
On-site retail - Stanford has agreed to provide an approximately 675-square-foot retail facility
to be located in the Community Center building. This will not add square footage to the project.
The proposed facility would, be broader in scope than retail, offering services such as dry
cleaning drop offand pick up, and will, thus, be more conducive to a sense of commnnity than
strict retail use (see Attachment 4 for a description of the proposed facility). The type of services
could change, depending on the needs and desires of the residents.
The retail facility would be provided for a two-year trial period after which, if the facility is not
economically viable, it could be discontinued. Attachment 5 contains the specific condition
wording regarding the retail facility.
Apartment rental priority - The apartment priority system guidelines (which will be enforceable
under the Development Agreement) have been revised to ensure that those in the highest priority
categories (i.e., Stanford employees, other employees working on Stanford land) will be given
the right to reside in the apartments ahead of those in lower categories (i.e., people working on
other sites in Palo Alto and Menlo Park and the general public). At the same time, it provides,
as Council requested, a humane and generous 12-month notice period for those in lower
categories who must leave to be replaced by those in higher categories. This revision will further
Council’s objectives of containing growth (and new vehicle trips) in the Sand Hill Road corridor.
The EIR made a conservative estimate that 50 percent of the units in the apartment project would
be occupied by Stanford employees and the rest would be unaffiliated with Stanford. As now
proposed, implementation of the priority system would reinforce the reduction of actual traffic
over that anticipated in the EIR. The specific wording of this provision is found in
Attachment 6.
Palo Alto Unified School District concerns -In the negotiation process; staff strongly encouraged
Stanford to be proactive in working with the School District on issues identified in the Council’s
review of the EIR and projects. As staff identified in previous discussions with Council, State
law largely precludes the City from addressing school-related concems. The attached May 21,
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1997 letter from Larry Horton to Superintendent Don Phillips identifies a number of Stanford
proposals that they have discussed with School District staff and, on May 21, with the School
Board’s Property Committee (see Attachment 7). At the Council meeting, the City Manager will
provide an oral update on discussions with the Superintendent that occurred subsequent to the
preparation of this staff report.
Stanford West Senior Housing
City staff and Stanford representatives discussed the Council’s incorporation of the Planning
Commission and staff recommended mitigations and conditions related to relocating the Pool House
and 24 parking spaces outside of the 100-foot setback from the top of the creek bank. Stanford has
accepted the setback provision. No changes to previously proposed findings and conditions are
necessary. The location of the pool facility and parking will be resolved by the Architectural Review
Board if the project is approved by the City Council.
Stanford Shopping Center Expansion
In the package of agreements negotiated by City staff and Stanford representatives, the size of the
Shopping Center expansion is the only area where the City Council’s April 29 negotiation
parameters have been exceeded. Staff recommends that the Council approve a 120,000-square-foot
expansion with the following provisions:
Two new parking structures will be built, one of which would replace the existing parking deck
located at Quarry and Arboretum Roads (see Attachments 8A, 8B and 8C). Both parking
garages would be placed 8 feet below grade, with the elevation to the top of the upper floor’s
guard rail no higher than 17 feet.
Stanford can not add additional anchor tenants without City Council approval. (See Attachment
9 for revised condition wording.)
Stanford will develop and, after City staff approval, implement a transportation demand
management plan for employees of tenants at the Center, with subsequent annual review by the
Chief Transportation Official in conjunction with the City’s annual review of the Development
Agreement. (See Attachment 9 ~for revised condition wording.)
The City Council indicated willingness to consider up to 100,000 square feet of Center expansion
if some underground parking was included. With 120,000 square feet, the existing parking deck can
be replaced and a second parking structure can be added, with both structures having an underground
level, unified design, and a maximum height to the top of the upper floor’s guard rail of 17 feet
(which is about the height of the existing parking deck and about 7 feet lower than the parking
garages recommended for approval by the ARB and the Planning Commission). Of note is that, as
with the original design, each parking garage would have six stair towers that would extend about
8 feet above the 17-foot height.
One of the reasons that City staff is making this recommendation is the small .incremental difference
in traffic generation between an 80,000-, 100,000- and 120,000-square-foot Shopping Center
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expansion. As illustrated in the following table, the difference between a 100,000- and 120,000-
square-foot expansion is less than a one percent increase in the Center’s peak hour vehicle trips.
Stanford Shopping Center Traffic Generation
Peak Hour
Existing 5,200
80,000 square feet + 240
100,000 square feet + 300
120,000 square feet + 350
In addition to undergrounding one level of the parking structures, Stanford has agreed to:
A prohibition on any additional anchor tenants without City Council approval. This
provision will further restrain the amount of new auto trips generated by the additional
square footage, by providing more shopping opportunities for those who are drawn to the
center by the existing anchors, rather than creating additional anchor attractions (see
Attachment 9); and
An enforceable commitment by Stanford to develop and implement a transportation demand
management plan for the employees of shopping center tenants. The plan would be subject
¯ to the approval.of the City’s Chief Transportation Official, and would be reviewed annually
by that Official in conjunction with the City’s annual review of the Development Agreement
(see Attachment 9). TDM programs not only reduce auto trips, but result in some air quality
improvements.
Sand Hill Road Extension and Widening and Related Roadway Improvements
A key roadway discussion topic was the nature of the Sand Hill Road extension from Arboretum
Road to E1 Camino Real. All other roadway components (i.e., Stock Farm, Quarry, Arboretum,
Palo, Pasteur and Vineyard) will remain as Stanford has proposed and as the Council found
acceptable during discussions of the project. While Stanford continues to prefer a four-lane Sand
Hill Road from Santa Cruz to E1 Camino Real, the City staff and Stanford representatives’ agreement
regarding Sand Hill Road includes:
A four-lane widening from Santa Cruz Avenue to Arboretum Road consistent with earlier
Planning Commission and staff recommendations. Treatment of Stanford’s obligations for
roadway modifications in Menlo Park would be consistent with revised mitigations and
conditions described in a February 26, 1997 staff report (CMR: 152:97, "Stanford Sand Hill
Corridor Projects -- Stanford University’s January 27, 1997 Letter to City Council).
A two-lane extension of Sand Hill Road from Arboretum Road to E1 Camino Real.
Attachment 10 contains modified findings and conditions for the Road extension. The
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extension would have westbound left tum pockets at the two entrances to the Shopping
Center and at Arboretum Road. The northern edge of the right-of-way alignment would be
consistent with the recommendations of the ARB, Planning Commission and City staff. This
alignment reflects a minimum 100-foot setback from the Creek.
Regarding the width of the Sand Hill Road right-of-way from Arboretum Road to E1 Camino
Real, there are two alternatives. First, the right-of-way could be narrowed to reflect the two-
lane road cross section. This would result in a right-of-way of approximately 70 feet. This
approach is consistent with staff’s understanding of Council’s direction regarding the two-
lane extension. As an alternative, the right-of-way could be the 92 feet proposed on the
tentative subdivision map and other planning documents. This wider right-of-way could
accommodate future road improvements if ever desired by the City. If the City obtains the
92-foot right-of-way, there are two main approaches that could be followed for the roadway
design, First, the two-lane road could be designed along the northem edge of the right-of-
way with the same median widths as generally found on the four-lane section. This approach
would closely match the Council’s direction for a clearly designed two-lane road. It would,
however, result in a strip of unused right-of-way between the new roadway and the Shopping
Center. The strip could be landscaped, left barren, or used for Shopping Center parking. The
second design approach for a full 92-foot right-of-way would be to center the two-lane
roadway such that the full right-of-way is used and the roadway median is wider than it is
for the remainder of the road.
Unless Council directs otherwise, staffwill include the 70-foot right-of-way on appropriate
plans and work with Stanford on the design of a two-lane road.
The E1 Camino Real/Sand Hill Road intersection would be designed to effectively prohibit
traffic crossing from Alma Street (i.e., Palo Alto Avenue) to Sand Hill Road. The final
intersection design will need to be prepared, but will have one left tuna lane and one right
turn lane from Sand Hill Road to E1 Camino Real.
The two lane extension of Sand Hill Road with one left rum lane and one right turn laneon Sand Hill
Road in the eastbound approach to E1 Camino Real will require more traffic signal green time for
Sand Hill Road than the proposed project with two left turn lanes and one right turn lanes. This
additional green time requirement will lower the Level Of Service for the entire Sand Hill Road/El
Camino Real intersection to a point that is likely to be unacceptable to Caltrans. Consequently,
some corresponding improvement measure may be required. The most likely measure would be the
deletion of the proposed pedestrian crossing and possibly the proposed bicycle crossing on the north
side of the intersection because they require their own separate green time. The pedestrian and
bicycle crossings on the south side of the intersection will not be affected because they do not require
separate green time. Staff will rigorously pursue the retention of both the pedestrian and bicycle
crossing provision on the north side, but Caltrans is the responsible authority at this location.
For information, if the two lane extension of Sand Hill Road was built in a manner that provided a
second left turn lane (two left turn lanes and one right turn lane) in the eastbound approach of Sand
Hill Road at E1 Camino Real,. the resultant Level of Service would be sufficient to permit the
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inclusion of the pedestrian crossing and the bicycle crossing on the north side of the intersection.
In order to add the second left turn lane on the Sand Hill Road eastbound approach to E1 Camino
Real, the roadway would need to be widened an additional 11 feet for a distance of approximately
250 to 300 feet.
Sand Hill Corridor Future Development
The City Council, on April 29, identified two key components regarding future development until
the year 2010 (i.e., the term of the City’s pending Comprehensive Plan) in the unincorporated area
of the Sand Hill Corridor -- location of medical facilities and development in Area B. During
negotiations, it became apparent that a more precise map of Area B was essential. Attachment 11
illustrates Area B and adjoining areas. City staff and Stanford representatives have reached the
following agreement, which will take effect when the Development Agreement is in force:
Stanford, until 2010, will not develop in Area B except for academic and recreational fields
and associated support facilities, except that Stanford retains the right to propose faculty,
staff and/or student housing in the area east of Fremont Road (see Attachment 12). Although
Stanford has no current plans for housing in Area B, it is a use that is supported by City
policy, because it lessens the strain on available housing in the City and because it provides
housing near employment. Any housing proposed would be developed within the framework
of the County General Use Permit (e.g., the population counts toward the population cap).
Also, consistent with the provisions of Area B, any proposed building or development having
more than 5,000 square feet would require a separate County use permit.
Stanford, until 2010, will apply for medical center clinical facilities only within the City of
Palo Alto. Medical center clinical facilities include hospitals, outpatient clinics and related
treatment facilities. They do not include academic buildings and medical research facilities.
Under its County General Use Permit, Stanford has the right to apply for and construct
medical center facilities (including clinical facilities) in the County. Staff agreed with
Stanford that a commitment to forego its right to apply to the County should not act as a
complete ban on development of clinical facilities during this time period, nor did staff
believe that was the Council’s intent. Therefore, this agreement contains two very important
stipulations:
The City will initiate Comprehensive Plan and zoning ordinance amendments to
facilitate the location in the City of the 400,000 square feet of medical center clinical
development identified and, as cumulative growth, evaluated in the Sand Hill Road
Projects EIR and the Comprehensive Plan EIR. This provision does not commit the
City to approval of the Plan and zoning changes. It does, however, provide the
mechanism to examine the feasibility and desirability of such development, by
conducting appropriate environmental and planning reviews. (Note that only the
City may initiate a zoning ordinance text change -- Stanford or any other property
owner can not initiate text changes.)
The medical center clinical facility agreement would become effective on the City’s
approval of an approximately 230,000-square-foot ambulatory care facility, which
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would be part of any additional development potential considered in the above Plan
and zoning changes. No other medical center clinical facilities will be proposed until
after this application is filed. As with the Comprehensive Plan and zoning changes,
there is no City commitment to approval of the ambulatory care facility.
Additional medical center clinical facilities would be counted under the County
General Use Permit’s "no new net trips" and population cap conditions (as now is the
case for hospitals and other clinical facilities in the City).
Attachment 12 contains the recommended Development Agreement wording regarding Medical
Center development.
E1 Camino Park
The negotiated package includes a significant rent modification for E1 Camino Park, and extends the
lease for this valuable open space for 20 years, until 2033.. The "El Camino Park" lease currently
includes the land that is park dedicated, and known as E1 Camino Park, as well as the areas the City
subleases to the Holiday Inn, MacArthur Park, the Red Cross and the Valley Transportation
Authority (the train depot) (see Attachments 13 and 14). Under the package, three actions would
occur as of the time the first building permits are issued for the apartment or senior housing project:
(1) those portions of the lease that .were not dedicated parkland would revert back to Stanford, (2)
the lease for the dedicated parkland would be extended from 2013 to 2033, and (3) the rent for the
dedicated parkland would be reduced to one dollar ($1.00) per year.
The projected fmancial impact of the recommended agreement would be that the forgone revenues
from the E1 Camino Park lease would essentially offset the financial benefit of reducing the rent to
$1 per year until 2013 (i.e., a loss of revenue of approximately $8.8 million compared to rental
savings of $8.7 million). The revenues were estimated using a "best case" scenario in that it was
assumed for the purposes of the analysis that the current high occupancy rates at the Holida~ Inn
would continue until 2013 with regular increases in room rates; and that the MacArthur Park
restaurant revenues would have a similar annual increase. A perhaps more likely scenario would be
that there will be at least one if not more economic cycle downtums between the time the agreement
goes into place and 2013,’in which case the economic benefit to the City would be higher. From
2013 to 2033, staff had previously projected that, if the current lease arrangement for the E1 Camino
Ball Park were just extended under its current terms, it would cost approximately $26.3 million for
the General Fund. This compares to a $20 total lease cost under the recommended agreement.
Other Development Agreement Changes
The term of the Development Agreement negotiated as part of the package is shorter than the 15
years shown in the original proposed agreement. Stated in terms of an actual termination date
(December 31, 2010) it provides more certainty to both parties, and is consistent with the duration
of the Area B/medical center agreements. (See Attachment 15 for the Development Agreement
wording changes.)
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ALTERNATIVES
The City Council can decide not to accept the staff-recommended agreement and either direct staff
to renegotiate, in whole or in part, various aspects of the project or direct, staff to provide the
appropriate documents (i.e., ordinances and resolutions) to achieve a particular desired action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Please see pages 52 to 56 of the January 27, 1997 staff report (CMR:126:97, "Stanford Sand Hill
Corridor Projects") for a summary of the fiscal impacts of the Sand Hill Corridor projects.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
Please see pages 56 to 59 of the January 27, 1997 staff report (CMR:126:97, "Stanford Sand Hill
Corridor Projects") for a summary of the environmental process undertaken for the Sand Hill
Corridor projects.
STEPS FOLLOWING APPROVAL
The recommended action in this staff report is for the Council to direct staff to prepare all findings,
conditions of approval and necessary documentation, including appropriate CEQA findings and
documentation for final Council approval on the Sand Hill Road projects, in accordance with the
Council’s conceptual review. If this direction is received on May 27, 1997, staff would target
Monday, June 30, 1997 as the date for Council consideration of EIR and project related actions.
ATTACHMENTS
1.Summary Matrix of City Council’s 4/29/97 Negotiation Parameters.
2.Wording re provision of child care at the Stanford West Apartments.
3.Wording re the pedestrian and bicycle connector to the Oak Creek Apartments.
4.Memorandum from Stanford re the Stanford West Apartments retail (i.e., deli/convenience)
facility.
5.Wording re the Stanford West Apartmenis retail facility..
6.Wording re the modified Stanford West Apartments tenant priority system.
7.Letter from Stanford to the Palo Alto Unified School District.
8A, 8B, 8C. Illustrations of modified Stanford Shopping Center parking garages and updated
parking calculations.
9.Wording re additional Stanford Shopping Center anchor tenants and transportation demand
management plan. .
10. Wording re Sand Hill Road widening and extension.
11. Map of Area B and adjacent areas.
12. Wording re the limitations on Area B development and Medical Center development.
13. Map of E1 Camino Park and subleased non-park sites.
14. Wording re modification of the E1 Camino Park lease.
15. Wording re other Development Agreement changes.
CMR:265:97 Page 12 of 14 "
PREPARED BY:Susan W. Case, Senior Assistant City Attdmey
Emily Harrison, Assistant City Manager
Marvin Overway, Chief Transportation Official
Ken Schreiber, Director of Planning and Community Environment
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW: ~q/~y_s~. ~ ~
KENNETH R. SCHREIBER
Director of Planning and
Community Environment
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
~anager
CO:Planning Commission
Architectural Review Board
City of Menlo Park (Jan Dolan, Don de la Pena, Don Dey)
Stanford Managemem Company (Curtis Feeny, Bill Phillips, Diane Healey)
Stanford University (Larry Horton, Andy Coe, David Neuman)
Santa Clara County Planning (Leode Franklin)
San Mateo County Planning
County of Santa Clara, Transportation Agency
Town of Portola Valley
Bay Area Action
Citizens for Extension of Sand Hill Road ¯
Greenmeadow Community Association
Lincoln Green Homeowners Association
Santa Clara County Housing Action Coalition
Sierra Club, Loma Prieta Chapter
Stanford Arboretum Children’s Center
Tri-County Apartment Association
Crescent Park Neighborhood Association
Downtown North Neighborhood Association
Palo Alto Condominium Owners’ Association
Stanford Campus Residential Leaseholders
University Park Association
University South Neighborhoods Group
American Association of University Women
Committee for Green Foothills
CMR:265:97 Page 13 of 14
League of Women Voters of Palo Alto
Peninsula Conservation Center
Palo Alto Board of Realtors
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
1100 Sharon Park Drive Homeowners Association
451 Oak Grove Homeowners Association
Belle Haven Against Drugs
Burgess Drive Homeowners Association
Campo Bello Homeowners Association
Felton Gables Homeowners Association
Flood Triangle Homeowners Association
Heritage at Menlo Homeowners Association
Linfield Oaks Homeowners Association
Lorelei Homeowners Association
Menlo Commons Homeowners Association
Menlo Oaks Homeowners Association
Menlo Park Homeowners Association
Menlo Towers Homeowners Association
Neighbors of St. Patrick’s
Park Forest Three Homeowners Association
Park Forest Two Homeowners Association
Park Manor Homeowners Association
POLBH
Rose Paraiso Manor Homeowners Association
Sand Hill Circle Association
Sand Hill Circle Townhouse Association
Santa Rita Homeowners Association
Sharon Heights Homeowners Association
Sharon Oaks Homeowners Associaiton
Stanford Hills Homeowners Association
Suburban Park Homeowners Association
.Willow West Homeowners Association
League of Women Voters - SSM
Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce
Joan Reinhart
Nancy Lytle
Holiday Inn (Clement Chen & Associates)
Palo Alto Chapter, American Red Cross
MacArthur Park
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
CMR:265:97 Page 14 of 14
Attachment 1
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Attachment 2
New added Development Agreement provision regarding Child Care.
Child Care. Stanford will lease to a qualified child
care provider, at a rent of $I.00 per year an
approximately one-half acre parcel on the Stanford West
site between the Village Green and Governor’s Lane, for
the purpose of constructing and operating a child care
facility subject to obtaining all required permits.
In the event that Stanford is unable to find a provider
willing to construct the facility, Stanford shall
construct it prior to the opening of the final phase of
the Stanford West Apartments. If Stanford is unable to
find a provider willing to operate the facility,
Stanford shall operate it.
This provision shall be in effect for the duration of.
the project, and shall survive the term of this
agreement.
Revision to Apartment Housing Condition 14A:
14A. The applicant shall provide e4~ day care ~
community-building among the res~i~:~~~"~°’:"~:::~the projects.
Attachment 3
Revision to Apartment Housing Condition 7g:
7g.
apartments and proposed Stanford West Apartment
project
Revision to Road Improvements Condition 5q:
5q:
~@~i{ili:~~ shall be provided betwe~"~""[~~’’’~’~’~""Creek
apartments and proposed Stanford West Apartment
project
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STANFORD
Memo
MANAGEMENTCOMPANY
Attachment 4
From:
Dated."
Subject."
City Manager, City of Palo Mto
Stanford University
May 19, 1997
The Deli-Marketplace at Stanford West Apartments
Upon full occupancy (95%), Stanford will allocate, in the Community Building, an area of
approximately 675 sf. to provide everyday retail needs and services within walking distance of
residents of the apartments. This concept will be proaetively marketed to the Apartment
Community.
The area devoted to the Deli-Marketplaee will be def’med by its seating, bar/serving area,
commercial kitchen equipment (refrigeration, microwaves, sinks and other food preparation
facilities), shelving, display cabinets and access to trash/recycling areas (reeyelable packaging
will be stressed). The Deli-Marketplaee will be a pleasant and convenient place to meet and talk
to neighbors and:
purchase sundries sueh as aspirin, stamps, and candy;
purchase newspapers, paperbacks and other reading material;
drop off and pick up dry cleaning and laundry;
purchase miscellaneous travel items/notions;
purchase (all day long) cups of coffee or tea; milk; yogurt; eggs; bottled or canned juices,
sodas, and water; and fresh fruit; and
purchase breakfast juices~ bagels and muffins; pre-prepared salads, sandwiches, sushi and
cold/warm deli plates; cookies (e.g. ginger snaps); slices of pies and cakes.
After two years, the operations of the Deli-Marketplace will be reviewed by Stanford; and if sueh
have proven to not be economically viable (i.e., revenues have not covered costs), then this use
may be discontinued.
2770 SAND HILL ROAD MENLO PARK, CA 94025 PH.415/ 926-0200
Attachment
Revision to Apartment Housing Condition 62:
62..The applicant shall make available to residents of the
project a small ~.~ retail facility o~e~. The
facility shall be put in place at the time of full
proj act. ~ ~ ’"~~~ ’f~~{~"~~"~~~~6~’"~~~~~~~~~’’’~~~ugh
demand and revenues to carry itself two years from the
start of the service, the applicant may raquc.st that
Attachment 6
Revision to Development Apartment Rental Management Plan
Provision.
(c)ADartment Rental Manaqement Plan. Stanford shall
prepare and submit an Apartment Rental Management Plan
for the apartment project which shall provide that
priority for the units shall be given to Stanford
employees and persons working on Stanford lands. The
ApartmentRental Management Plan shall be consistent
with Exhibit "H-l" and in a form acceptable to the City
~~. A copy of the draft Apartment Rental
Management Plan is attached as Exhibit "H-I." (revised
"H-I")
EXiHBIT FI-1
APARTMENT RENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN
STANFORD WEST APARTMENT PRO .J’ECT
In renting the apartments in the Stanford West Apartment Project, Stanford shall give
priority to applicants as follows::
1st priority: Households of which at least one adult member is employed by
Stanford University for a minimum of 30 hours per week at or above the
minimum wage.
2nd Priority: Households of which at least one adult member is employed
for a minimum of 30 hours per week at or above the minimum Wage on lands
owned by Stanford, including but not limited to, Stanford Medical Center,
Children’s Hospital., Stanford Shopping Center, Stanford Linear Accelerator
and the Stanford Research Park.
3d Priority: Households in which at least one adult member is employed
within the City limits of Pale Alto or Menlo Park, and households in which at
least one member is age 62 or older, and lives in either of Lhose cities.
4th Priority: All other households who do not meet the criteria for priorities
one: two or three.
Initial Leasing Program: Stanford will publicize the availability of the
apartments to priorities 1 and 2 by direct communication with its employees, by communications
to its tenants requesting that they inform their employees, and by newspaper advertisements. For
the first 60 days that a unit is available for leasing, Stanford ,,,,’ill rent apartments only to persons
who provide documentation, satisfactory to Stanford, of priority 1 or 2 employment. During that
time, Stanford may maintain a waiting list for persons in priorities 3 and 4. At the end of 60
days, Stanford may rent apartments to persons in priorities 3 and 4. If at any time the number of
persons seeking to rent exceeds the supply of apartments available, Stanford shall rent based on
the priorities set out above. This program shall remain in effect until all apartments haw been
rented at least once, at which time the Subsequent Leasing Program shall take effect. If the ’
Project is completed in phases, this Program shall be applied to each phase.
Subsequent Leasing Program. Stanford shall maintain a waiting list ofpersom
in priorities 1, 2 and 3who desire to rent an apartment and may maiiatain a list of persons in
priority 4. The lists may be segregated by apartment type and, if so, a person may be on more
than one list. Persons seeking to be placed on a list shall complete a registration form and slmil
supply proof of status (employment or residency as applicable) satisfactory to Stanford. Upon
receipt of a completed form and proof, Stanford’s agent shail mark ~e date and time ofrgceipt
on the face of the form. The names of the persons submitting registration forms shall be placed
on the appropriate li~ in the order received.
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When Stanford is prepared to rent an .apartment., Stanford shall notify the first
person on the applicable priority l list who shall have seven (7) days affer receipt of notice to
execute Stanford’s standard form lease. (Notice shall be deemed to have been received two days
after mailing to the address shown on the waiting list.) The lease shall commence at the earlier
of (a) a date acceptable to the tenant and Stanford, or (b) 30 days after execution of the
agreement. If the person does not enter into a lease, the person’s name shall be removed from
the list; provided the person may sign a new registration form, provide proof of status and be
placed at the bottom of the list. The apartment shall be offered in turn io the persons on the
priority I list and, if no one on that list executes .a lease, then to those on the priority 2 list and, if
no one on either list executes a lease, then to those on the priority 3 list. If the aparunent isnot
rented to a person on the priority 1,2 or 3 lists, Stanford may rent the apartment to any. person.
BMR UNITS. This Plan covers the leasing of market rate units only. Below
Market Rate (BMR.) units are subject to a different management plan, to be prepared in
accordance with the BMR Aueement between Stanford and the City of Palo Alto.
RECERTIFICATION OF TENANTS. The term of the leases shall not exceed
one year. Annually, Stanford shall confirm that persons inpriority I remain employed by the
University. Annually, tenants in priorities 2 and 3 shall submit proof satisfactory to Stanford that
they remain eligible for priority. Annually or upon expiration of a lease for less than one year,
tenants shall be given the opportunity to submit documentation to establish that they qualify for a ""
higher priority. If the tenants in priorities 1 and 2 constitute less than 50’/, of the total tenants in
the Project and if there are persons on the priority I or 2 waiting lists, Stanford shall refuse to
extend or renew the leases of priority 4 tenants; and, if after doing so, the tenants in priorities 1
and 2 still constitute less than 50% of the total, Stanford shall refuse to extend or renew the
leases of priority 3 tenants until the 50% standard is achieved. Vacancies created by refusal to
extend or renew shall be filled pursuant to the Subsequent Leasing Program. Ira tenant’s lease is
not renewed or extended by Stanford, the tenant may extend the Lease for one year. The one
year extension will be terminable by the tenant at any time, upon 30 days written notice to
Stanford.
CA970080,02~
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STANFORD UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Attachment 7
May 21, 1997
Dr. Don Phillips
Superintendent of Schools
Palo Alto Unified School District
25 Churchill Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Dear Don:
I would like to summarize here issues that were discussed at this
morning’s meeting with you and School District Board members of your
property committee. While our discussion focused on the Sand Hill projects
and built on three previous discussions Stanford representatives have had
with you, we also discussed other issues of mutual concern: We are also
pleased with today’s decision to establish a Stanford/Palo Alto Unified School
District Liaison Committee that will provide a forum for continued
discussion and collaboration on matters of common concern/,
Summary of Revenues from the Sand Hill Road projects. The City of
Palo Alto staff analysis (CMR: 19:97, 4/8/97) estimates that the School District
will receive $1,607,000 in additional annual revenue from property taxes from
the Sand Hill Road projects. This figure does not include any State Aid
money or money from the Governor’s Class Size Reduction Program. In
addition, the district will receive a one-time amount of $1,282,000 from the
developer impact fees.
Adequacy of revenues to pay for operations at the number of students
expected to reside in the Stanford West apartments. The City of Palo staff
analysis assumes a total of 200 students will reside in Stanford West. Of these,
it is estimated that 120 will be in grades K through 5. In this circumstance, the
revenues from the projects will provide surplus funds after paying the costs
of educating the students residing in the Stanford West apartments.
According to the City’s analysis, annual revenues will exceed operating costs
by $872,000. If the District’s per capita cost analysis is applied, annual revenues
willstill exceed operating costs in the range of $405,000 to $455,000.
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS - BUILDING 170 ® ST~Oe.D, CA 94305-2040 ¯ TEL (415) 725-3323 ~ FAX (415) 725-3326
Dr. Don Phillips
May 21, 1997
page 2
Adequacy of revenues to pay for operations if the number of students
residing in the Stanford West apartments exceeds our expectations. The
for the Sand Hill Road projects asserts that 290 students is a conservative
upper number of students likely to reside in the Stanford West apartments.
We acknowledge that the Palo Alto Unified School District believes its costs
of educating those students could, exceed the revenues provided by the
projects. In the event, therefore, that more than 290 PAUSD students reside
in the Stanford West apartments, Stanford.will agree to provide an annual
supplemental contribution of $2,500 for each student residing in Stanford
West andenrolled in a PAUSD school over a base figure of 290 students. This
offer will be valid for ten years from the date of the enrollment of the first
student residing in the Stanford West apartments.
Capital needs. The City staff report estimates that there could be a cash
flow shortfall in capital needs but that the on-going revenue stream from the
Sand Hill Road projects would provide adequate funds to pay for operational
and capital costs over time. Stanford, therefore, will agree to finance up to $2
million if needed to provide additional space due to enrolled students
residing in the Stanford West apartments. We will permit this loan to be
repaid at a low market interest rate fully amortized over 20 years. This offer
will be also be valid for ten years from the date of the enrollment of the first
student residing in the Stanford West apartments. If more students actually
reside in the Stanford West apartments than have been conservatively
estimated, we do acknowledge that the District could have additional capital
needs. In that unlikely event, we will be glad to explore with you various
ways of meeting those capital needs.
Land for a new school or school expansion. In response to your request
that we explore possible sites for a new school that could be located on
Stanford land, we asked the Stanford Planning Office to review possible sites.
That review did not turn UP any adequate site at a location we think would be
desirable for a new school. We have also explored~ however, the possibility of
better utilization and possible modest expansion of the existing Escondido
and Nixon school sites, and we believe that additional classroom space could
be provided there. Our Planning Office has done some preliminary work on
these issues, which we discussed with you this morning. We wish to move
forward in three ways: 1) We agree to explore, and hope to accomplish,
providing Escondido School parking space nearby but not on your current
Dr. Don Phillips
May 21, 1997
page 3
premises. This will enable you to use the current parking area for educational
uses. 2) We will work with you to study traffic patterns at Escondido and
Nixon schools and to develop improved handling of traffic at these schools.
3) Our Planning Office will work directly with you on ways of better utilizing
the Escondido and Nixon sites.
Transportation. We acknowledge and share your concern regarding
transportation issues. We all want to assist students in safe transport to and
from school, and we additionally all share a desire to reduce the number of
parental automobile trips taking students to and from school. The City
Council .has requested that we explore the possibility of using the Marguerite
Shuttle for school transport.
We believe that the aggregation of students in the Stanford West
apartments provides both a challenge and an opportunity. It will present a
challenge to arrange transportation options to achieve safe transport and
automobile trip reduction, but there will be special opportunities for
organized transportation programs such as parental car pools or van services.
We will also be routing our dynamically changing Marguerite system
through the Stanford West apartments, and it may well be appropriate to
have routes that will go by or near certain schools. For safety or state code
reasons, however, it might be more appropriate to arrange other forms of
transportation,
Because we do not expect the first student to need transportation from
Stanford West until the year 2001 and because the transportation needs of
Stanford West students must be adapted to their actual conditions (including
school assignments and schedules which cannot be known now), we cannot
devise a credible set of transportation options now. However, Stanford is
willing to commit to addressing the transportation needs of Stanford West
students through the services of Stanford’s Transportation Office and in
consultation with the school district at the time the project comes on line.
The costs of any special transportation arrangements can be born by revenues
generated from the projects, parental contributions, or other sources as may
be deemed appropriate.
Stanford has a long history of collaboration with Palo Alto schools, and
we are proud that several Palo Alto schools sit on land from Stanford. Both
Dr. Don Phillips
May 21, 1997
page 4
Stanford and the School District have many common objectives, and the
quality of our local schools is of paramount importance to our faculty and
staff. We look forward to continuing to work with you and your colleagues
on improving our local schools as well as ensuring that our Sand Hill Road
projects contribute to a healthy, vibrant local school system. Our new liaison
committee, which we have tentatively agreed should meet bi-monthly, will.
be the forum for follow up on all the issues discussed here. But you should
not hesitate to be in touch with us at anytime on matters of concern to the
District.
Sincer , ’
// Director of Government
and Community Relations
cc:Honorable Joseph Huber
City Manager June Fleming
Attachment 8A
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Attachment 8B
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Attachment 8C
Attachment 9
Shoppinq Center Project
Revision to Ordinance amending Section 18.43.050 of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code, to allow for expansion of up to 120,000
square feet of floor area rather than 160,000 square feet.
2.Revision to Shopping Center Expansion finding 2e:
2e.The design promotes harmonious transitions in scale and
character in areas between different designated land
uses. Parking areas fronting on E1 Camino Real and the
proposed extension of Sand Hill Road are heavily
landscaped to provide transition to these adjacent busy
streets, and to the park and creek areas beyond. The
transition to the area across Sand Hill Road, proposed
for a senior living community, is provided through the
placement of a retail building and. a well-landscaped
pedestrian walkway near the Sand Hill Road crossing
closest to the proposed senior housing project, which
will provide an attractive and appropriate connection
between the uses. This connection would function
equally well, if the senior project is not built and
another use eventually redevelops or occupies the site.
Condition 2c, requiring the parking structure on Sand
Hill Road to be relocated to the Quarry Road side of
the center ’--~ ---~-^~ --~ ~^ ^~ ......... ~
ztructure) further ensures an appropriate transition
between the shopping.center and the creek open space
area. The structured parking will be in scale and
harmony with the Quarry Road alignment because it will
face the Hoover Pavilion, a muLti-story building; ~
row of tree planting, and it will be architecturally
treated, per condition 4.
3.Revision to Shopping. Center Expansion Condition 4:
Mitigation Measure4.2-1(1),.which requires
consolidation of the ~ proposed parking structures
on the Quarry Road
frontage of the shopping center,
ils of
the par :lng structures eslgn s submitted to the
ARB for final approval prior to submittal of a building
The final design of the facade
art culated into parts with different surface
treatment and color to reduce the visual length and
potential monolithic, quality, .and varied facade
setbacks, if feasible. A cohesive and attractive sign
program, or other method of providing direction to the
shopping center interior shall also be submitted and
approved by the ARB.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Revision to Shopping Center Expansion Condition ii:
ii.In regard to the alternative parking structure design
for the Quarry Road frontage submitted for review by
the ARB at their 10/16/96 meeting, the following
revisions shall be made to the project plans and
included on the plans submitted for final Architectural
Review Board approval prior to submittal of a building
permit application:
The pedestrian crossing at the two major entrance
driveways to the parking structures~and parking
lots shall be reduced in width and curb radii
reduced by incorporating one or more of the
following, or some other measures: i) pull the
driveway medians back away from Quarry Road to
permit entering trucks to turn into opposing
.lanes; 2) reduce~the two inbound lanes to one at
the intersection. If an additional lane is deemed
necessary for parking structure access, it may be
possible to widen the .driveway to two inbound
lanes just past the intersection°
eb°Provide further details of the ramps and stall
configuration in each structure.
The plan for parking structures must be reconciled
with the transit stop and layover plan required by
Mitigation Measure 4.4-i(a), in order to resolve
any conflicts between access points to the
structures and where bus layovers may be planned.
5o Deletion of Shopping Center Expansion Condition 12:
~,~^-~ to ~-~ main portion of ~-~..~ center.
Revision to Shopping Center Expansion Condition 67:
67°
to
....~ ........~ to park in parking structure
extent allowed under current leases,
@~i!i~~{~ shall ~i require~
locations which are, in general, least proximate to
retail tenants.~
7.New added Shopping Center Expansion Condition 68:
Attachment 10
Roadway Project
Revision to Architectural Review finding l(e):
Promoting visual environments that are of high
aesthetic quality and variety, and which, at the same
time, are considerate of each other in that the ~
roadway designs include medians with tree plantings to
reduce the scale of the widened roads and make them
more comfortable for non-automobile travelers and
aesthetically pleasing for all users. All roadway
improvements include landscaping along the edges of the
paved lanes, as well, which contributes to the overall
high aesthetic quality of the projects¯ The
landscaping concepts for all segments of the
circulation improvements are outlined in the applicant
submittal titled "Overview of Projects and Public
Improvements," dated revised April i, 1996, pages 8 and
Revision to Road Improvement Condition 2A:
2A.~Inconsistencies between the site and conceptual
landscape plans illustrating revisions made by the
applicant during the ARB public review process (Dated
October 16, 1996) and the elevations and supporting
detailed plans provided with the original submittal
plans (dated April i, 1996) shall be corrected.
Inconsistencies to be eliminated
include, but are not limited to, t .owing: a) t
intersection of Sand Hill Road at the entry to the
Senior Health Care Center and Ronald McDonald House
shall be relocated as shown on the revised Senior
Housing site plan; b)
the
Road extension and the
Sand Hill Road E1 Camino Real intersection shall be
shown realigned to be approximately 40 feet closer to
the Shopping Center, as. shown on the revised Shopping
Center site plan; ~ce~.".~i!i~i!ii. all context plans, conceptual
utility plans, Key Maps, street sections, illustrative
sections and construction phasing plans shall be
updated to reflect the revised site plans for the
Shopping Center, the Senior Housing and the Apartment
Housin<
Revision to Resolution Amending the LandUse Map and Street
Network Map, to show Quarry Road as an Arterial rather than
Collector street (Revised Street,Network Map is attached)
Amend Collector
Street
Amend Arterial
Stree
Add Arterial
Street
Add Collector
Street
CoHector
Arterial
Expressway
Freeway
The City of
Pa 1 o A1 t o
PLANNINO DIVI~|ON
Add
Strut
Interchange
Pale Alto
City Boundary
Map 4
Comprehensive Plan Land
Use & Street Network
Map Amendments
Channin
B
This map is a product
~of the
City of Palo Alto GIS
2000’
Attachment 12
New added Development Agreement provision regarding Area "B" and
Medical Center Development
Sand Hill Corridor Future Development. During the term
of this agreement, Stanford shall not develop the
approximately 139-acre parcel known as Special
Condition Area "B"~ as defined in the 1989 General Use
Permit, except for academic and recreational fields
(including the golf course) and associated support
facilities; provided it may propose Stanford University
faculty, staff or student housing in that part of Area
"B" east of Fremont Road. A map showing the general
location of Area "B" is attached as Exhibit "H-2."
Medical Center Development. During the term of this
agreement, Stanford shall apply for medical center
clinical facilities only within the City of Palo Alto,
and those facilities will continue to be subject to the
"no new net trips" condition of the 1989 General Use
Permit. This provision shall be effective upon final
Council approval of an ambulatory care facility of
approximately~230,000 square feet° Stanford agrees
that no other clinic~l medical facilities will be
proposed until after the application for the ambulatory
care facility is filed. The City will initiate a
Comprehensive Plan amendment and zoning change to
facilitate the objective of siting medical center
clinical development in the City up to the 400,000
square feet studied in the Sand Hill Road Projects EIRo
EXHIBIT H-2
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Attachment 13
Attachment 14
Substitute Development Agreement provision relating to E1 Camino
Park:
(g)City leases land from Stanford along E1 Camino Real
that is improved with E1 Camino Park facilities, and
other .recreational and commercial facilities. The
parties shall amend these ground leases:
(i)to define the premises leased to the City to
include only those portions of the current.
leased premises that are now dedicated for
park purposes, pursuant to Section 22.08.230
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code;
(ii)to extend the term Of the amended lease of
the dedicated land to ~June 3Q, 2032; and
(iii)to reduce the rent to $I.00 per year.
(iv)The amended leasewill be effective as of the
date Stanford is issued the firstbuilding
permit for either the Apartment project or
the Senior Housing project.
To effect ~he purpose of this provision, City shall
assign any subleases it now has with respect to the non
park dedicated property to Stanford, and Stanford
agrees to accept such assignments.
Stanford shall maintain the Depot at all times in a
manner that is clean, secure and safe; shall provide
maintenance and repair if needed to all aspects of the
facilities; shall upgrade the facilities (as permitted
or required by the leases), all consistent with the
Depot’s designation in the National Historic Register.
Stanford shall provide maintenance and upgrade of the
Depot through any means it finds feasible, including
enforcement of the existing sublease with the Santa
Clara County Transit District (now known as the Valley.
Transportation Authority). Stanford shall work with
City and other appropriate agencies, as determined by
and Stanford, to create a Strategic Plan for the Depot
and adjacent areas to enhance the area’s long term
benefit and gateway features to Stanford and City.
A map generally showing the park dedicated area and the
leased areas to be returned to Stanford is attached as
Exhibit "H-3o"
Other Chanqes to Development Aqreement
Revision to Term of Development Agreement:
17.Term of Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall
commence as of the Effective Date, and shall continue
~i~~i!!iiii~ii~iiiii~!~ or until terminated ~i~i~ b~""~ual~~~’"~£::~~:::~rties or. as otherwise::::::~:£~ed by this
Agreement. Upon the termination of this Agreement, no
party shall have any further right or obligation
hereunder except with respect to any obligation to have
been performed prior to such termination or with
respect to any default in the performance of the
provisions of this Agreement which has occurred .prior
to such termination or with respect to any obligations
which are specifically set forth as surviving this
Agreement.
Revision to Phasing Schedule Provision of Development Agreement:
Phasinq Schedule. Stanford shall construct the Project
and complywith the Conditions of Approval, including the
requirements of Section 6 of this Agreement, in
accordance with the schedule set forth in Exhibit "I."
Stanford shall have noobligation to develop the project,
or any component of~ it, unless and until it obtains a
building permit or permits, at which time Stanford shall
be obligated to complete each component of the project
for which the building permit or permits were obtained,
as well as all public improvements, conditions of
approval, mitigation measures, or other elements of the
project approvals required by the phasing schedule to be
completed before occupancy of each component for which
building permits have been obtained. Stanford may
develop the Project in its sole discretion in accordance
with Stanford’s time schedule, subject to the Term of
this Agreement set forth in Section 17, provided
construction is not accelerated and the order, sequence
and phasing of the Project shown on Exhibit "I" is not
altered.
Stanford may request a change in the order, sequence and
phasing of development of the Project ~components. If
Stanford requests such a change, it shall provide City an
amended Exhibit "I" showing the requested change and
explaining the reasons for the proposed amendment.
Within a reasonable time of receiving the amended
exhibit, the City Manager (a) shall determine whether
additional environmental review is required; (b) may re-
determine the timing of the construction of the
dedications, exactions, mitigations, reservations, or
other conditions of approval, including without
limitation any public improvements, so that the
improvements necessary to serve each component of the
Project and to mitigate its impacts are completed before
occupancy of such component and may modify the amended
exhibit to reflect his or her determinations; and,
finally, (c) shall approve or disapprove the requested
change. If Stanford desires to proceed in accordance
with the amended exhibit, it shall promptly give written
notice of its acceptance of the amended exhibit,
otherwise the existing Exhibit "I" .shall remain in
effect.