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City of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Report
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: Public Works
DATE:
SUBJECT:
April 18, 1996 CMR:237:96
Status Report on Revisions to City’s Flood Hazard Regulations
0~AMC Chapter 16.52)
REQUEST
This is an informational report on the status of staff’s proposed revisions to the City’s Flood
Hazard Regulations (Palo Alto Municipal Code [PAMC] Chapter 16.52). No Council action
is required.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
This informational report does not contain any changes to existing City policies.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As indicated in a March 14, 1996 report to Council, staff is proposing revisions to PAMC
Chapter 16.52 in response to an issue raised by a recent development application
(CMR: 183:96). The issue deals with the methodology used by staff to establish the market
value of existing commercial buildings. Since the revisions could impact private development
in the floodplain, staff is coordinating with representatives of the development community prior
to submitting the revisions to the Policy and Services Committee.
On April 8, 1996, staffmet with several developers, contractors, and property owners to present
the proposed Code revisions related to market value and to solicit their input. Representatives
from FEMA, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce, and the City’s Economic Resources
Planning Program were also present at the meeting. The meeting attendees raised several
concerns and questions regarding the proposed Code revisions, which will require further
coordination with the City Attorney’s Office and FEMA representatives. In order to have
sufficient time to perform this coordination, staff will not be able to submit the Code revisions
to the Policy and Services Committee in April as originally intended. Instead, staff anticipates
submitting a report to the Committee in May or June. The report will include a summary of the
key comments received at the April 8 meeting, as well as staffs responses. The meeting
attendees will receive a copy of the staff report prior to the Committee meeting.
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FISCAL IMPACT
This informational report has no fiscal impacts to the City.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
An environmental assessment is not required for this informational report.
PREPARED BY: George Bagdon, Assistant Director of Public Works
DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW: .
GLENN S. ROBERTS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
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Director of Pub~is
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Ken Nauman, FEMA
Susan Frank, Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce
Demetrios Triantafyllou, Space Systems/Loral
Robert Bernhardt, Space Systems/Loral
Pamela Foley, W.F. Batton & Co.
Dan McGanney III, California Pacific Commercial Corp.
Loren Brown, Vance Brown, Inc.
Dave Ross, Jack & Cohen Builders
Greg Osbom, WSJ Properties
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