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Manager’s Report
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
DECEMBER 18, 2006 CMR: 447:06
CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO COMMENCE THE PROCESS
FOR REVIEW OF THE STANFORD MEDICAL CENTER PROJECT;
APPROVAL OF REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT; AND
AUTHORIZATION FOR CITY MANAGER AND CITY ATTORNEY,
WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE DIRECTORS OF PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES,
TO NEGOTIATE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that [he City Council authorize the City Manager to commence the process for
review of the Stanford Medical Center project, according to the process and timeline outlined in
Attachment A; authorize the City Manager to sign a reimbursement agreement to recover the
costs of project review (Attachment B); and authorize the City Manager and City Attorney, with
the assistance of the Directors of Planning and Administrative Services, to negotiate an
appropriate Development Agreement.
BACKGROUND
On November 20, 2006, representatives from the Stanford University Medical Center presented
the City Council with concepts for the modernization and expansion of the existing Main
Hospital, the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, and nearby Medical School facilities to meet
State mandated seismic safety standards (SB 1953) and to address capacity issues, changing
patient needs and modernization requirements. The renovation and expansion project, which
would be constructed over a 20-year time line, would result in a net increase of approximately
1.3 million square feet of floor area, including 200,000 square feet of new medical office space
at the Hoover Pavilion. The project would also include the demolition and reconstruction of the
existing School of Medicine buildings, parking facilities and two buildings now housing medical
office space for clinics and community health practitioners.
At the study session, the City Council asked questions of staff and the project representatives and
provided initial comments regarding the proposed development. The City Manager indicated that
staff would return to the City Council to present an outline of the review process and a timeline
for required rezoning and other entitlements, a Comprehensive Plan amendment, the formulation
of a Development Agreement and the preparation of a joint Environmental Impact Report
covering the Stanford Medical Center and Stanford Shopping Center projects.
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DISCUSSION
Staff has prepared a tentative project timeline that outlines a suggested review process with
important milestones identified over the next eighteen months (Attachment A). The project
timeline has been divided into two phases: Phase I (Information Sharing and Preliminary Area
Plan) from December 2006 through July 2007 and Phase II (EIR and Entitlements), from July
2007 through July 2008. The key components of the process include the following:
Phase I: Information Sharing and Preliminary Area Plan
Phase I would begin with the City Council’s direction to initiate the review process and would
encompass approximately six months of review. The intent of Phase I is to collect and synthesize
information to share with the applicants, the public, the Planning and Transportation
Commission, and the City Council and to identify the key benefits and challenges of each
project. A preliminary updated Stanford Medical Center Area Plan would be outlined for the
Stanford Medical Center project and would provide reference to the Shopping Center project as
well. This information-sharing and Area Plan preparation will provide background for and help
to focus discussion on the primary issues of concern during the Phase II entitlement process.
The activities anticipated during Phase I include:
¯ Contract proposals and retention of traffic, environmental, economic, urban design,
hospital design, and other consultants to assist with the review.
o Submittal of conceptual project information and application.
°Analysis of the "existing setting" of the Medical Center project and preliminary
impacts on traffic, housing, population, and city services.
°Preparation of a preliminary updated Stanford Medical Center Area Plan.
°Peer review by hospital consultants of the Medical Center project development and
program assumptions, based on experiences of similar teaching hospitals.
¯Community workshops to inform the public of the project, the Area Plan and
preliminary data collection and analysis.
¯Study session reviews and hearings with the Planning and Transportation
Commission to solicit input and direction regarding the project and the Area Plan.
°A report to the City Council in July of 2007 regarding the project status, a summary
of expected benefits and challenges, and preliminary review of the Stanford Medical
Center Area Plan.
Phase 11: EIR and Entitlements
Phase II would begin in July, 2007 following City Council review of key project issues and the
preliminary updated Stanford Medical Center Area Plan. The intent of Phase II is to proceed with
the development of the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and project entitlements, including
rezoning, a Comprehensive Plan amendment, and the Development Agreement. The activities
anticipated during Phase II include:
Submittal of a detailed project application, including a request for a Development
Agreement.
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The preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) to cover both the
Medical Center and Shopping Center projects would begin with a Notice of
Preparation and scoping meeting for public input.
Ongoing collection and analysis of detailed information related to the environmental
review and benefits and challenges of the project.
Identification of project impacts and mitigation measures in the Draft Environmental
Impact Report (DEIR), which would then be released for public review.
Negotiations with the applicant regarding key Development Agreement issues and
pertinent mitigation measures.
Planning and Transportation Commission reviews regarding the project status, the
Updated Area Plan and project issues.
Preliminary design review meetings with the Architectural Review Board.
Community workshops and other public outreach.
Public hearings on the DEIR with the ARB and the Commission.
Preparation of aFinal EIR (FEIR).
Preparation of a Development Agreement and Zoning and Comprehensive Plan
amendments.
Public hearing(s) on the FEIR, rezoning and other entitlements, Comprehensive Plan
amendment and the Development Agreement with the Commission for
recommendation to the City Council.
Public hearing(s) and final decision(s) by the City Council in July, 2008.
Community Outreach
Each phase of the process would include opportunities for public outreach and public
participation. Stanford Hospital and Clinics/Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital have established
a project information web site (www.stanfordpackard.org) to provide general project information
and answers to frequently asked questions. In addition, Stanford is expected to sponsor a series
of workshops with interested parties, including residents, area businesses, Medical Center users,
and medical practitioners.
Staff will establish a website for the Medical Center project and will conduct several City-
sponsored community workshops for neighborhood, business, and other community groups
throughout each phase. Study sessions and public hearings with the Planning and Transportation
Commission and ARB will provide further opportunities for public input.
Planning and Transportation Commission Review and Input
On December 13, 2006, the Planning and Transportation Commission held a study session to
review the review process and timeline for the Medical Center and Shopping Center projects and
to provide input on the process for Council consideration. Minutes from the meeting will be
available to the City Council by e-mail and at places and to members of the public at the meeting
on Monday, December 18, 2006.
The Commission will provide frequent input to the formulation and progress of the Medical
Center project, including initial identification of benefits and challenges, review of the
preliminary Medical Center Area Plan, scoping for the EIR, and hearings for the E1R and project
reviews.
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Discussions of Mitigation Measures and Community Benefits
It is anticipated that the development will have a variety of land use impacts. The CEQA process
is designed to fully identify, analyze and, where feasible, mitigate these impacts. The CEQA
process will not only examine current project impacts, but will also analyze cumulative impacts
associated with other development anticipated during the project build out phase. In addition,
because a development agreement would "freeze" certain development standards, State law
authorizes local agencies to impose through the development agreement process additional
public benefits which do not have a direct nexus to project impacts. As part of the CEQA and
development agreement negotiation phase, the City will identify key mitigation measures and
community benefits that would minimize project impacts and provide for appropriate amenities
for the area and community as a whole. The following areas will likely be addressed in this
process:
1.Traffic, transit and parking programs and improvements
2.Housing provisions or fees
3.Project sustainability/green building components
4.Public infrastructure improvements and permanent easements
5.School impacts
6.City service and recreation impacts
7.Development impact fees, payments, and other exactions
8.Protection of scenic views and open space preservation
9.Preservation/relocation of community medical practitioners
10.Allocation of out-of-state use taxes directly to State of California
11.Construction impacts
12.Land use and urban design issues
Staff anticipates that the EIR and community outreach process will refine these issues and
benefits, and as the process moves forward additional input will be sought from the Planning and
Transportati.on Commission and City Council.
RESOURCE IMPACTS
All costs of review for the Medical Center project are expected to be reimbursed by the
applicant. A Reimbursement Agreement (Attachment B) has been prepared by the City
Attorney’s Office outlining the reimbursable costs that would be incurred during the preliminary
project work in Phase I and subsequent work on the EIR and Development Agreement in Phase
II. Costs to be recouped include, at a minimum, time and expenses of:
-City staff and outside project management,
¯In-house and outside legal staff,
°Peer review and/or economic review consultants,
¯EIR and traffic consultants, and
¯Other costs associated with services and materials provided by third parties to the
city.
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POLICY IMPLICATIONS
The Comprehensive Plan policies and programs relevant to the development of the Medical
Center have been included in the City Manager Report (CMR) prepared for the November 20,
2006 study session. The CMR is included as Attachment C.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The request for City Council’s authorization to proceed with the review process is not considered
a "project" perthe California Environmental Quality Act. A complete environmental analysis
would be prepared when the applications for the Development Agreements are submitted to the,
City.
PREPARED BY:
STEVEN TURNER
.SeniorPlann~
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
STEVE
Director of Planning and Community Environment
FRANK BENEST
City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
Ao
B.
C.
D.
Tentative Stanford Medical Center Timeline
Reimbursement Agreement
November 20, 2006 CMR re: Stanford Medical Center
Verbatim Minutes of the Planning and Transportation Commission meeting of December
13, 2006 (at places)
COURTESY COPIES
Jean McCown, ,Stanford University
Charles Carter, Stanford University Planning Office
Bill Phillips, Stanford Management Company
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Attachment B
DRAFT - FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AND
STANFORD UNIVERSITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT
OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT COSTS
This Memorandum of Understanding is made and entered
into the 19th day of December, 2006, by and between the City of
Palo Alto ("City") and the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford
Junior University, a body having corporate powers under the laws
of the State of California ("Stanford").
RECITALS:
A. Stanford intends to submit an application for
entitlements, ,including a Development Agreement, to modernize
and expand Stanford Hospital and Clinics (SHC), the Lucile
Packard Children’s Hospital (LPCH), the School of Medicine (SOM)
and SHC’s Hoover Pavilion site (collectively "Stanford
University Medical Center");
B. Stanford requested to participate in a Study
Session with the City Council to discuss its desire to rebuild,
modernize and expand the Stanford University Medical Center
("Proposal");
C. On November 20, 2006, the City Council of the
City of Palo Alto conducted a Study Session regarding Stanford’s
Proposal.
D. The Proposal will require various City
entitlements which will take substantial time to process. To
create more certainty in the entitlement process and to promote
comprehensive planning, Stanford proposed entering into a
Development Agreement with the City;
E. On December 18, 2006, the City Council directed
the City Manager and the City Attorney, with assistance from the
Director of Planning and Community Development and the Director
of Administrative Services, (collectively "City Staff") to begin
preliminary discussions with Stanford regarding its Proposal;
F. On December 18, 2006, the City Council further
directed City Staff to negotiate a Reimbursement Agreement with
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Stanford to recoup certain costs associated with the City’s
review and consideration of Stanford’s Proposal;
G. City Council Resolution No 6597 authorizes the
City to enter into a Development Agreement with any person
having a legal or equitable interest in real property for the
development of property within the City or within the City’s
sphere of influence;
H. City Council Resolution No. 6597 requires the
applicant for a Development Agreement to pay the fee prescribed
by the municipal fee schedule;
I. The City of Palo Alto Planning Department Fee
Schedule is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated into
this Reimbursement Agreement by reference;
J. The parties desire to begin preliminary work and
discussions regarding certain preliminary matters before
Stanford files formal applications for environmental assessment,
zone change,’ other necessary approvals and entitlements for its
Proposal, and a Development Agreement, without the City
incurring reasonable out of pocket or staff costs in connection
with such work; and
K. The parties wish to memorialize their agreement
for Stanford’s reimbursement to the City of certain reasonably
necessary costs.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
i. Stanford shall reimburse the City for the
following listed costs reasonably incurred by the City after
December 18, 2006 in connection with the City’s review and
consideration of Stanford’s Proposal:
(a) reasonable fees and expenses charged by the
consultant or consultants retained by the City to assist in the
preparation of the Environmental Impact Report ("EIR")
evaluating the Proposal and the separate proposal for expansion
of the Stanford Shopping Center, and for studies or analyses
prepared for or used in the EIR, including but not limited to
the Citywide Traffic Study;
(b) reasonable fees and expenses charged by the
consultant or consultants retained by the City to conduct
economic and/or housing needs analyses of the Proposal, whether
or not such analyses are utilized in the EIR;
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(c) reasonable fees and expenses charged by the
consultant or consultants retained by the City to peer review
the key hospital planning standards pertaining to the Proposal;
(d) reasonable fees and expenses charged by
outside legal counsel retained by the City in relation to the
Proposal;
(e) reasonable fees and expenses charged by the
consultant or consultants retained by the City to provide
planning services in connection with the Proposal;
(f) documented reasonably incurred City staff,
including but not limited to in-house legal staff, time and
expenses incurred in connection with the Proposal; and
or services
connection
Costs").
(g) the reasonable costs of any other materials
provided to City by other third parties in
with the Proposal (collectively "Reimbursable
In each instance where a consultant is to be retained by the
City to pgrform work for which the City will seek reimbursement
under this Agreement, the City shall provide Stanford with a
scope of work and budget for the consultant’s services and
expenses prior to commencement of work by the consultant, and
the City shall meet and confer within five (5) business days of
presentation of the documentation with Stanford to attempt in
good faith to reach agreement upon the amount of Reimbursable
Costs that will be incurred by the consultant. Further, before
the City decides to expand the consultant’s scope of work to
increase the amount paid to the consultant beyond the budgeted
amount, the City shall provide Stanford with the revised scope
of work and/or revised budget for the consultant’s services and
expenses, and the City shall meet and confer within five (5)
business days of presentation of the documentation with Stanford
to attempt in good faith to reach agreement on the amount of any
additional Reimbursable Costs that will be incurred by the
consultant.
2. Any consultants, attorneys or other third parties
hired by the City to assist in the Proposal shall be directed
solely by the City. Stanford shall not direct, influence or
control their work or conclusions in any way.
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3.The Reimbursable Costs shall be paid in
accordance with the terms of this Reimbursement Agreement and
the City of Palo Alto Planning Department Fee Schedule attached
hereto as Exhibit A and as amended by City Council from time to
time.
4. Should Stanford determine, in its sole
discretion, that the amounts for which City claims reimbursement
under this. Agreement are unreasonable, it may cancel this
Memorandum upon fifteen (15) calendar days written notice to
City after which it shall no longer be obligated to reimburse
City for any subsequently incurred costs. If Stanford cancels
this Memorandum, City may, in its discretion, stop work on the
Proposal,including any applications filed in connection
therewith,which shall toll all applicable time periods
governing City’s processing, consideration or action upon any
such applications until such time as the parties have resolved
their differences. Further in the event of cancellation under
this paragraph, Stanford shall not assert any claim under the
Permit Streamlining Act. If for any reason Stanford decides not
to proceed with the-Proposal, it shall promptly notify the City
in writing and the City, its consultants, and their
subconsultants and its outside counsel immediately shall cease
performing work in connection with the Proposal. In the event
of such cancellation, Stanford shall not under any circumstances
be responsible for Reimbursable Costs incurred after thirty (30)
days following the cancellation notice, except that Stanford
shall be responsible for any Reimbursable Costs charged~by third
parties under fixed price existing contracts.
5. The City shall bill Stanford for the Reimbursable
Costs on a monthly basis by providing documentation to Stanford
that is sufficiently detailed to enable Stanford to review the
reasonableness of the costs incurred and to determine whether
the costs are consistent with the scope of work and budget for
each consultant. The City shall use its best efforts to submit
documentation of any amounts described in paragraph l(f) to
Stanford no later than the last day of the month following the
month in which the costs are incurred. Stanford shall pay
reasonable Reimbursable Costs within 30 days of its receipt of
the invoices and documentation described in this paragraph.
6. Stanford shall make a deposit of $450,000.00
within I0 days of execution of this Reimbursement Agreement.
The funds shall be deposited in a seqregated interest bearing
account and the funds so deposited and the interest earned
thereon shall be credited to the initial Reimbursable Costs, as
such become due as provided in this Reimbursement Agreement.
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7. All notices hereunder will be given in writing
and mailed, postage prepaid, by certified mail, addressed as
follows:
To City:
To Stanford:
City Manager
City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Stanford University
Senior Associate V.P.
Buildings and Real Estate
2770 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Land,
8. This document represents the entire and
integrated agreement between the City and Stanford regarding
reimbursement of the Reimbursable Costs and supersedes all prior
negotiations, representation, or agreements, either written or
oral between the parties on this~ subject. This document may be
amended only by written instrument, signed by the City Manager
on behalf of the City and Senior Associate V.P. -- Land,
Buildings and Real Estate on behalf of Stanford.This
Reimbursement Agreement shall be governed by the lawsof the
State of California.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CITY and STANFORD have executed
this MOU on the day and year written above.
CITY OF PALO ALTO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
By:
City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Senior Asst. City Attorney
APPROVED:
By:
Name: William T. Phillips
Title: Senior Associate V.P. -
Land, Buildings and Real Estate
Director of Planning and
Community Environment
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EXHIBIT A
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2006-07
Planning
Department
$1.00 to $1,000.00
$],00] .00 to $2,000.00
$2,000.01 to $25,000.00
$25,900.01 to $50,000.00
$50,000.01 to $100,000.00
$100,000.01 to $500,000.00
$500,000.01 to $1,000,000.00
$1,000,000.01 and up
Building Demolition Permit
Commercial Interior Non-Structural Demolition
Permil
$54.11
54.11 for the first $1,000.00 plus $4.26
or each additional $100.00 or fraction
hereof, to and including $2,000.00
$96.71 for the first $2,000.00 plus $19.55
for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $25,000.00
$546.36 for the first $25,000.00 plus
$14.09 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$50,000.00
~748.76 for the first $50,000.00 plus
;8.14 for each additional $1,000.00 or
"raction thereof, to and including
$100,000.00
$1,387.11 for the first $100,000.00 plus
$7.84 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$500,0O0.00
$4,523.11 for the first $500,000.00 plus
$6.65 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$1,000,000.00
$7,848.11 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus
$5.11 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction ~thereof.
$250.00
$150.00
;54.1 ]
$54.1 ] for the first $1,000.00 plus $4.26
for each additional $ 100.00 or fraction
thereof, to and inc]uding $2,000.00
;96.71 for the first $2,000.00 plus $19.55
br each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $25,000.00
546.36 for the first $25,000.00 plus
14.09 for each additional $1,000.00 or
faction thereof, to and including
~50,000.00
$898.61 for the first $50,000.00 plus
$9.77 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$100,000.00
$1,387.11 for the first $100,000.00 plus
$7.84 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$500,000.00
$4,523.11 for the first $500,000.00 plus
$6.65 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$1,000,000.00
$7,848.11 .for.the. first $1 ~000,000,.00 pRis.
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$250.OO
$150.00
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Foe Schedule 16-1
To site outside City
1"o site within City
Temporary Occupancy Inspection (Minor,projec(
l’emporary Occupancy Inspection (Major project~ ;720.00/each $720.00/each
$100.00 plus cash deposit or bond
$500.00 plus cash deposit or bond
;300.00/each
$100.00 plus cash deposit or bond
$500.00 plus cash deposit or bond
;300.O0/each
Building Plan Check
Elective Plan Check
Fire and Life Safety Plan Check
Zoning Plan Check
Public Works Plan Check
80% of building permit fee
25% of building plan check fee when
application utilizes an approved 3~d party
~lan check agency
80% of building permit fee
25% of building plan check fee when
application utilizes an apprgved 3~d party
~lan check agency
45% of building permit fee
30% of building permit fee
12% 0fbuilding permit fee
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$21.00 per $100~000.00
$0.50
I$1 o.o0 per $100,000,00
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Each applicant shall pay to the Building OJficialJbr each permit issued at the time of issuance, a fee in accordance with the following
~chedule and the rate provided.for each classification shown therein.
Base Fee $72.00/permit
N ew or remodeled square footage (includes all $0.09 per square foot
electrical work)
Air conditioners, each
Air cooled or oil cooled lighting and/or power
transformer
$72.001permit ’
$0.09 per square foot
$25.00 [$25.00
Each KVA shall be considered.as one horsepower and charged for as per motor
schedule.
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 16-2
Fixtures, switches, outlets
For each motor generator
For each motor of not more than 2 horsepower
For each motor of not more than 5 horsepower,
but more than 2 horsepower
For each motor of not more than 15 horsepower,
but not less than 5 horsepower .
For each motor of not more than 25 horsepower,
but not less than 15 horsepower
For each motor of more than 50 horsepower, but
not less than 25 horsepower
For each motor of more than 100 horsepower
For each range, electric clothes dryer, or water
heater
For each special circuit (circuits not listed herein)
Service Equipment
For each busway, power duct or floor duct per
foot
For each lighting, power and/or control
panelboard~ switchboard cabinet or panel
For each photovoltaic panel
For installation of each set of service entrance
conductors and/or service switch, including single
meter:
Not more than 200 ampere
Not more than 800 ampere
Over 800 ampere
Each additional meter
Temporary power pole, each
Temporary wiring for construction; Christmas
tree lots, etc.
$1.00 each
.$3.00 VA
$1.00
$10.00
$15.00
$20.00
$25.00
$30.00
$5.00
;5
$0.50
$5,00
$10.00
$15.00
$25.0O
$35.00
$5.O0
$25.00
$25.00
$1.00 each
$3.00/KVA
$1.00
$10.00
;15.00
;20.00
$25.00
$30,00
$5.00
$5.00
;O.5O
;5.00
;10.00
;15.00
;25.00
;35.00
;5.00
;25.00
$25.00
CityofPalo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 16-3
Additional plan review required by changes,
additions, or revisions to plans (1/2 hour
minimum)
Address changes
Drawing Copy Fee
Inspections for which no fee is specifically
indicated (2 hour minimum)
Inspections outside of normal business hours (2-
hour minimum)
Geo-Tech Report Review (1-hour minimum)
Microfilm Copy/Print
Microfilming (To Film)
Real Property Research Fee (1 -hour minimum
Record Management Fee
Re-inspection Fee
Permit Automation Fee (applies to all
applications & permits)
Permit Reactivation (final inspection only)
Mechanical Permits "
Base Fee
New or remodeled square footage (includes all
mechanical work)
Air conditioner or heat pump
Boiler (certified design)
Duct outlet (each)
Each evaporative cooler
Each exhaust hood (kitchen or industrial)
Each furnace and flue
Each vent fan (bath, dryer, residential kitchen
Fire damper (each)
Flue (each)
Process piping system
Process piping system (hazardous)
Water heating, solar panel (each)
Swimming pool heater
$88.00/hour
$150,00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-6
$36.00/request
$78.00/hour
$126.00/hour
$158.00/hour
$3.00/sheet
$3.00/sheet
$56.00 per hour
$88.00/hour
$150.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$36.00/request
$78.00/hour
$126,00/hour
$158.00/hour
$3.00/sheet
$3.00/sheet
$56.00 per hour
Please look under the Planning Department, Planning Division section.
$53.00 each
$2.00 per application or permit
$300.00 or reactivation fee per PAMC
Section 16.04.100 (whichever is less)
$72.00/permit
$0.09 per square foot
$25.00
$25.00
$0.50
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
$10.00
$5.00
$5.00
1525.00
;50.00
;10.00
$25.00
$53.00 each
$2.00 per application or p.ermit
$300.00 or reactivation fee per PAMC
Section 16.04.1 O0 (wE i chever is less)
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$72.00/perrnit
$0.09 per square foot
;25.00
$25,00
;0,50
;25.00
;25.00
;25,00
;10.00
$5,00
$5.00
~25.00
~50.00
$10,00
$25.00
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 16-4
Base Fee
Newor remodeled ~;quare footage (includes al!
plumbing work)
Commerciallindustrial sewer
Fixtures (each)
Gas outlet
Industrial waste system
Radiant heat piping system
Rain water s~/stem (per drain)
Residential sewer
Storm drain system
Swimmin[~ pool
Water heater
Water piping system, or repair to a water piping
system
Rerroofing Permit :~,.~., - : ,: : .
.Use.and Occupancy~.Perm}!s ..
Certificate of Occupancy or Certificate of Use
$72.00/permit
$0.09 per square foot
$72.00/permit
$0.09 per square foot
$25.0O
$3.00 .
$5.00
$25.00
$25.00
$5.00
$10.00
$25.00
$25.00
$5.00
$5.00
$25.00
$3.00
$5.00
$25.00
$25,O0
$5.00
$10.00
$25.00
$25.O0
$5.00
$5.00
Seine as fees charged under Planning Department, Inspection Services Division,
Building Inspection fees, Building Code valuations.
1$1oo.oo 15] oo.oo
City of Palo Alto 2006-0"/Municipal Fee Schedule 16-5
Design Enhancement Exception
Major Project
:. signg"~ ’requiring¯ staff
:..’;i::;: ’i ;. ::
Temporary Sign permit
$1,164.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
Initial deposit of $2,000.00 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered plus Environmental Impact
Assessment and any other entitlements
necessary to complete the project,
whether indicated as 100 percent cost
recovery in this schedule or not.
$529.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
$252.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
$158.00/minor ~ $977.00/major plus
Other Application Fees on page 17-5
$1,046.00 plus Other Application Fees on
~age 17-5
$529.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
$1,046.00 plus Other Application Fees on
9age 17-5
$252.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
$48.00/15 days plus Other Application
Fees on page 17-5
$1,164.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$529.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$252.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$ 97~.00 plus:Qt~il ~pplic.~tig.n: ~e~s ~n.
$1,046.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$529.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$1,046.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$252.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$48.00/15 days plus Other Application
, Fees on page 17-7
Majoi- Project $2,520.00 plus Environmental Impact $2;520:00 jShig En~iff0i~m~nlial Impact/,, ~:)iii;::
Assessment plus Other Application Fees ~;~:~:~}i~ ~:. ~-l.~ff.e:~)~}~i~)~i~!i)i~)ii~:~’
on page 17-5 A~hcgti6n:Fee~,ofi-page~
: Mifi6~ Pi0j(c~ fequi)ihgHi~tO#i~R~kourc~s):::::’ $529.00 plus Other Application Fees on$529.00 plus Other Application Fees on
~page 17-5 page 17-7
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 17-1
Demolition Application for Historic Buildings
Transfer ofDevelopmeni Righ’ts Projects
Mills Act Contract - Establish or Withdraw
Williamson Act Contract - Establish or
Withdraw
ComprehensiVe P!an Change~ . .. :
Comprehensive Plan Change (outside of
Annual Review)
Development Agieement ¯ ::. i~:
Development Agreement
$252.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
$1,920.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
Initial deposit of $500 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered, plus Environmental lmpact
Assessment and any other entitlements
necessary to complete the project,
whether indicated as 100 percent cost
recovery in this schedule or not.
Initial deposit of $1,500.00, plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered.
lnitial deposit of $1,575.00 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered, including any charges for
specialized consultants.
lnitial deposit of $5,000.00 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered plus Environmental Impact
Assessment and any other entitlements
necessary to complete the project,
whether indicated as 100 percent cost
recovery in this schedule or not.
Inifial deposit of $5,000.00 plus Other
Ap~il.i;~fion. Fees ~nd zdgal Fees on.
p.~ge~).7:6 and i7-7.. 100 percent of ’
pybgegs~ng co~ts, will berec0vered plus-
En~i.roiimental Impact Assessment find.
fi}~} 0ih~r entitlements necessary to...
~b~i~ the p~oje;t,wheth;r indicated as
!90 l’6r~entos t ge~ov~ in ~hi~ sghedu~e
Initial Deposit of $5,800.00 plus Other lnitial:D~po~itof $5’,800..00 plfis Other:’
Development Agreement- Annual Review
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered plus Environmental Impact
Assessment plus any other entitlements
necessary to complete the project,
whether indicated as 100 percent cost
recovery in this schedule or not.
Initial deposit of $2,000 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered.
processing costs will be. recovered p!us ’
~i~me~tal lmi~a~t A~se~rn~nt pius ’
~in~;:~ihei entitlements necessary to ....
~;:~pidie ihe project, Whetfier indicated as
100 p~i:cent C6st recove)yin this Schedule
!nltiii! deposit 0f$2;000 plus.Other. .
~i~ii~ation Fees andLegalT,ees) ~n .-.
pageg::l.7-6 and 17-7. 100 percent Of" .i
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 17-2
Parks
Comm~anity Centers
Libraries
Residential: Single family~
$8,670/residence (or $12,946/residence
larger than 3,000 square feet); Multi-
family $5,675/unit (or $2,869/unit smaller
than or equal to 900 square feet).
Nonresidential: Commercial/Indusiriat,
$3,682.00 per 1,000 square feet;
Hotel/Motel, $1,664.00 per 1,000 square
feet
Residential: Single f.amilyt
$2,248/residence (or $3,364/residence
larger than 3,000 square feet); Multi-
family $1,479/unit (or $746/unit smaller
than or equal to 900 square feet)
Nonresidential: Commercial/Industrial,
$208.00 per 1,000 square feet;
Hotel/Motel, $94.00 per 1,000 square feet
Residential: Single family~
$784/residence residence (or
$1,166/residence larger than 3,000 square
feet); Multi-family $513/unit (or
;257/unit smaller than or equal to 900
~quare feet)
Nonresidential: Commercial/Industrial,
$198.00 per 1,000 square feet;
Hotel/Motel, $83.00 per 1,000 square feet
Development Projects Preliminary Revi.ew Initial deposi~ of $3,000.00 p!us Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered plus Environmental lmpact
Assessment plus any other entitlements
necessary to complete the project,
whether indicated as 100 percent cost
recovery in this schedule or not.
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 17-3
Comprehensive Plan *
Tree Manual * or other bound documents
Zoning Map Booklet *
Copy from Optical Disk
$40.00 + $4.00 if mailed
$11.00 + $4.00 if mailed
$44.00 + $4.00 if mailed
$0.50/page
:~: CEQ~e~pti6nicz~nin~ int~r~fiti0ri~ b~ ~:: :;i $58.30/hour, 1-hour minimum
$40.00 + $4.00 if mailed
$1 1.00 + $4.00 if mailed
$44.00 + $4.00 if mailed
$0.50/page
$58.30/hour, 1-hour minimum
Board or Commission Agendas *$30.00/annual per Board or Commission ~30.00/annual per Boardor Commission
Board or Commission Minutes *$50.00/annual per Board or Commission ;50.00/annual per Board or Commission
Mitigated Negative Declaration Initial deposit of 100 percent of estimated lnitial deposit of 100 percent of estimated
c~sts due upon application plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. If
estimated costs exceed $100,000
alternative deposit and payment schedule
arrangements may be made at the
discretion of the Director of Planning and
Community Environment. 100 percent of
processing costs will be recovered.
$996.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
Environmental Impact Assessment (E1A)
costs due upon application plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-7. If
estimated costs exceed $100,000
alternative deposit and payment schedule
arrangements may be made at the
discretion of the Director of Planning and
Community Environment. 100 percent of
processing costs will be recovered.
$996.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
Initial d~posit:b£. 100 p~rdent of ~StiinatedEnvironmental Impact Report (E1R)Initial deposit of 100 percent of estimated
costs due upon application plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. If
estimated costs exceed $100,000
alternative deposit and payment schedule
arrangements may be made atthe
discretion of the Director of Planning and
Community Environment. 100 percent of
processing costs will be recovered.
City of Palo Alto 2OQ6-07 MuNcipal Fee Schedule 1
Mitigation Monitoring - Environmental Impact
Report
Mitigation Monitoring - Mitigated Negative
Declaration
Protected Tree Removal
Neighborhood Preservation Zone Exceptions
Initial deposit of $3,000 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs wilt be
recovered, including any charges for
specialized consultants.
Initial deposit of $1,000 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered, including any charges for
specialized consultants.
Initial deposit of $3,000 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-.7. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered, including any charges for
specialized consultants.
Initial deposit of $1,000 plus Other
Application F.e.es on page 17-7. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered, including any charges for
specialized consultants.
Home Improvement Exception $582.00 plus Other Application Fees on $582.00 plus Other Application Fees on
~age 17-5.page 17-7.
$190.00 plus Other Application Fees on
~age 17-5.
$1,576.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 plus Environmental Impact
Assessment.
Ihdiv duaI.Review:i~:. .. -- . :: ,. ::...; :.: ~-5~-i:.: : :..: .... ..........i; " -. :. .....:: ; :;: ~:.:i~:’.. ... ....’:
$190.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7.
$1,576.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7 plus Environmental Impact
Assessment.
New 2nd story addition or new 2-story home $2,960.00 plus Other Application Fees on $2,960.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 and any other entitlements page 17-7 and any other entitlements
necessary to complete the project.,necessary to complete the project.
Expansion of existing 2nd story greater than
150 square feet
$2,050.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 and any other entitlements
necessary to complete the project.
$2,050.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7. and any other entitlements
necessary to complete the project.
Exception $4,315.00 plus Other Application Fees on $4,3 !5.00 p!us Other Applicati0h Fees
page 17-5 dndLegh)F~e~bn ig~geg
Review $428.00 plus Other Application Fees on $428.00 plus Other Application Fees on.
page 17-5 page 17-7
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 17-5
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 17-6
Public Notice
Record Management Fee (Optical disk record)
$60.00; if noticing is required
$0 if noticing is not required
1523.00 per file
Microfilming (to film)
Permit Automation Fee
Recording Fee
Legal Feea CcmFlex Projects
$3.00/sheet
$2.00 per application or permit
County cost of Recording, if required
($19.00 per page as of 2003)
$60.00; if noticing is required
$0 if noticing is not required
$23.00 per file
$3.00/sheet
$2.00 per application or permit
Major lfi!t[a! aep0si~Other
Minor Change
lnitial deposit of $5,000.00 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered plus Environmental Impact and
any other entitlements necessary to
complete the project, whether indicated as
100 percent cost recovery in this schedule
or not.
$926.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 17-7
Preliminary Parcel Map
Parcel Map
$2,104.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page ! 7-5 plus Environmental Impact
Assessment.
$860.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5.
p[U~ Em)iri~ia~eniai ~:i~i~a~t: ASJ essm en t. :.:.
$860.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7:
Preliminary Parcel Map $4,158.00 plus Other Application Fees on $~li~l58.00plu(Othe~:.~ppl]~a[ion:Tees:.’;
.page 1%5 plus Environmental lmpact and Legal Fees, on pages
Assessment.i~l~E~r~en(ai, l~p~ct ~g~+ssmen ti’
Parcel Map $1,008.00 plus Other Application Fees on $1,008.00 plus Other Application Fees 6n
page 17-5. page 17-7.
/~II:subdivision:p~opos~ii~?eouli~o EnffironNehtal lmpactA~se~Srnent ~ppli~ati~)n~:: : .: ". " : " ....... " ~- ’ "
Tentative Map $6,829.00 plus Other Application Fees on $6~829.00 plus OtherlApplicatiOn Fees
page 17-5 plus Environmental lmpact ah’dLq~iFe~}. o~p~s i.7~ 1727- :
Assessment ~U~’ Env.i~h~fital ~mpa&: Aise~sm;nt
Final ~aps $2,716.00 plus Other Application Fees on $2,716.00 plus O~er Application Fees on
page 17-5 page 17-7
Regular $3,150.00 plus Other Application Fees on $3,i 5&00plUS:Ot~er A~pli(atio~ Fees on
page 1%5 plus Environmental Impact pa~e~i~ pi~}.~4~;dd~i-ai mpa i-: :.
Assessment ASSd~;~efit.z -:.~.)i’.:: :~@:.:.:~.)~.:: :::~:; ........: .: :, ’ :.:
Minor Change to Existing $800.00 plus Other Application Fees on $800.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 page 17-7
Day Care Center $151.00 plus Other Application Fees on $151.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 plus Environmental Impact page 17-7 plus Environmental Impact
Assessment Assessment
Minor $158.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 page 17-7
Variance . ’ !"":;:!:i: :ii~.:~.: ;.!:.:..:,. :.:-:.:i.., .:.:: .i.: .: ?:: : :.i.i .:: :. ~:i:i~..::::):: .:.’. :--.::...i i":.
Commercial and Manufacturing $3,150.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 plus Environmental Impact
Assessment
Felrlce
Residential
$832.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
$1,654.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
$3,150.00 plus 0the~i~pi~lieatidn Fees ::
$832.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$1,654.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 17-8
Preliminary Parcel Map
Parcel Map
$2,104.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 plus Environmental Impact
Assessment.
$860.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5.
~2~ i 0~1,00 i~lu~ O!h~i :APp!i~htion.Fe~:[.
$860.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7.
Assessment.
$1,008.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
Preliminary Parcel Map $4,158.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 plus Environmental Impact
Parcel Map $1,008.00 plus Other Application Fees 6n
page 17-7.
Subdivision (five.or morep~rcels):~;;.)::!;.U.:.,.i: ...-., ~. .....:.
d ll subdi~isionptoposblsreouire En:vir6nrn~hlhl Impact Assessment applicati6hs:. ;i~. :.7 :-~ U":: ;. ......i .:i,.i. i: ::i ::: .::1..:-i!:.-::. :’ : :...: ’ilif: ..:. ::?: .-: "
Tentative Map $6,829:00 plus Other Application Fees on $6,829.00 plgs. OtherApplication
page 17-5 plus Environmental lmpact
Assessment pi~-gn~i~fi~;fii~i im~adt.A~se~sm
U.:. ~’~ [’,: 5’:7: ,~:~<’7.’),~:;~< )7".1,. ?i;. . ?:’:;. ~; ... ¯
Final Maps $2,716.00 plus Other Application Fees on $2,716.00 plus Other Application Fees
page 17-5 page 1.7-7
Regular
Minor Change to Existing
Day Care Center
$3,150.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 plus Environmental Impact
Assessment
$800.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
$151.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 plus Environmental lmpact
Assessment
$3;1:50(0Q plhg Other.AHsli(ation F~S on
$800.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page ] 7-7
$151.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7 plus Environmental Impact
~ssessment
~age 17-7
Commercial and Manufacturing $3,150.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5 plus Environmental lmpact
Assessment
Fence $832.00 plus Other Application Feeson
page 17-5
Residential " "$1,654.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-5
$3;1.50.00 plu~.Oth~{’A~i~!i.d.i~bn. Fees:. "
$832.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
$1,654.00 plus Other Application Fees on
page 17-7
CiO:ofPaloAlto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 17-8
Regular
Planned Community Zone Change
Initial deposit of $5,000.00 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered plus Environmental Impact
Assessment and any other entitlements
necessary to complete the project,
whether indicated as 100 percent co~t
recovery in this schedule or not.
lnitial deposit of $6,000.00 plus Other
Application Fees on page 17-5. 100
percent of processing costs will be
recovered plus Environmental Impact and
any other entitlements necessary to
complete the project, whether indicated ~is
100 percent cost recovery in this schedule
or not.
City of Palo Alto 2006-07 Municipal Fee Schedule 17-9
TO:
Attachment C
City of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Report
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
FROM:CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND
COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT
DATE:
SUBJECT:
NOVEMBER 20, 2006 CMR: 417:06
PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED MODERNIZATION AND EXPANSION
PROJECT FOR STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER
This is an informational report and no Council action is required.
BACKGROUND
Stanford University Medical Center proposes to demolish the existing Main Hospital at 300
Pasteur Drive and construct a new hospital building at 1101 Welch Road, as well as renovating
and expanding Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and some Medical School facilities. Among
other things, the hospitals face the State law mandate (SB 1953) that requires modifications to
meet mandated seismic safety standards.
Attached is a letter from Stanford requesting a study session (Attachment A). Stanford Medical
Center representatives will present the concepts for the proposed Medical Center that address
capacity issues, changing patient needs and modernization requirements to the City Council at
the study session scheduled for November 20.
The following background information about the Stanford Medical Center is being provided for
the Council to facilitate its consideration of this presentation.
DISCUSSION
The Stanford University Medical Center includes Stanford Hospital and Clinics and the Lucile
Salter Packard Children’s Hospital (known together as the Hospitals and Clinics), and the
Stanford School of Medicine. The Medical Center is located on approximately 85 acres of
Stanford lands in the vicinity of Sand Hill Road and Pasteur Drive in Palo Alto and also includes
several parcels located along Quarry Road that are within Santa Clara County. Medical Center
parcels located in Palo Alto are zoned either Office Research (OR) or Public Facility (PF).
Historically, the City of Palo Alto and the hospitals at Stanford have had a long association going
back many years. In the 1960’s, the City and the University co-owned Stanford Hospital.
Stanford’s history of caring for children at the Stanford Convalescent Hospital since 1919 was
the impetus for construction of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, now the leading
children’s hospital in the state. All of the medical facilities form an important part of the
community’s healthcare services.
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Recent Development at the Medical Center
The most recent significantdevelopment project at the Medical Center was the 2003 construction
of the 218,000 square foot Center for Cancer Treatment and Prevention/Ambulatory Care
Pavilion (CCTP/ACP) at 875 Blake Wilbur Drive and Parking Structure IV, an underground
parking structure for 1,035 cars located in the Pasteur Drive median. As part of the CCTP/ACP
project, the 12,550 square foot building at 851 Welch Road was demolished. The project
included a Comprehensive Plan land use change and rezoning of two parcels located at 1101
Welch and 801 Welch from Research/Office Park, Office Research (OR) with FAR .5 to Major
Institution/Special Facilities, Public Facility (PF) with FAR 1.0. No construction or demolition
occurred on these two parcels and the rezoning was included in the development project in order
to provide the FAR required for the construction of the Cancer Center. To construct the
underground garage, the Landscape Combining District overlay in place at that time on the
Pasteur Drive median was removed and replaced with an Open Space Covenant. The
CCTP/ACP and Parking Structure IV projects were approved approximately concurrent with the
Sand Hill Road project that authorized housing, transportation improvements and expansion of
the Stanford Shopping Center. The CCTP/ACP and Parking Structure IV projects were included
in the cumulative Medical Center development identified and assessed in the Sand Hill Road
Project EIR.
Area Analysis of the Stanford University Medical Center
During the City review of the Cancer Center project, Stanford prepared the Stanford University
Medical Center: Land Use Area Analysis. (June, 2000), addressing future programming and
infrastructure needs, along with campus planning and community design principles and goals for
the Medical Center. The Area Analysis was an extension of Stanford’s participation in the Palo
Alto Comprehensive Plan process in 1993-1998, and responded to the Comprehensive Plan
Program L-46: Work with Stanford to prepare an area plan for the Stanford Medical Center.
The Area Analysis identifies the following goals for the development of the Hospitals and
Clinics:
1. The completion of an integrated health, care network and the development of
associations with more off-site practices to provide the community with complete and
localized health facilities along with regional and world class specialists.
2.The continuance of the Stanford Hospitals and Clinics as a viable, economic institution
and employment base.
3.The development of the existing and new Medical Center facilities in a manner that is
attractive and sensitive to environmental quality.
4.The mitigation of any potential impacts identified by Medical Center growth, especially
traffic.
5.The continued development of the Medical Center as a key link between the Stanford
campus and the surrounding communities.
6. The development of an integrated program of access, way finding, transportation, and
connections under consideration in campus and community planning efforts.
.7.The continued and enhanced ability to provide more effective health care with new,
approved therapeutic interventions developed in the School of Medicine research
laboratories becoming more readily available in the hospitals and clinics.
CMR:417:06 Page 2 of 5
Historically, the Medical Center area, generally "inboard" of Welch Road, has been considered
one "parcel" with respect to floor area ratios and parking calculations. This means that the
square footage zoned Public Facilities (PF) can be distributed anywhere as long as it meets the
zoning. The area "inboard" of Welch Road is essentially built to its maximum FAR under the
current zoning for those parcels. Several parcels in this area are zoned OR with .5 FAR, and
Stanford’s long range goal has been to increase the floor area ratio of all parcels inward of Welch
Road by rezoning these parcels to PF with FAR 1.0, thus adding the potential for several hundred
thousand square feet of development in this area.
Parking in the Medical Center
Stanford maintains a comprehensive parking program for the main Medical Center. This
approach was developed in 1981 and was endorsed by the City in connection with the Use
Permit for the Hospital Modernization Project in 1984. This is preferable to a project-by-project
approach for several reasons: 1)the Medical Center is located in both Palo Alto and
unincorporated Santa Clara County and the parking standards of the two jurisdictions differ; 2)
permit parking lots at Stanford are available to all employees of the University and Stanford
Hospitals and Clinics, rather than being assigned to specific buildings; and 3) the Medical Center
region is relatively separate from the rest of the Central campus, but is not further easily divisible
into logical parking sub-regions.
With the increased emphasis on outpatient services, the Area Analysis indicates that in order for
Stanford to provide the highest level of customer/patient services, a safe, convenient and
adequate supply of parking must be assured with no parking shortages, however brief. The
parking program attempts to look as far ahead as possible to ensure that a sufficient supply of
parking will be maintained at all times. At the time the Cancer Center and Parking Structure IV
were completed in 2003, the Medical Center provided a surplus of 314 spaces above What would
be required by City parking regulations.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
The Comprehensive Plan 1998-2010 EIR cumulative impact analysis assumed that the Medical
Center would have up to 400,000 square feet of additional development prior to 2010. Since
then, there has been a net increase in the Medical Center of 203,000 square feet, resulting from
the development of the Cancer Center and the demolition of 851 Welch Road.
Comprehensive Plan Policies
Following are Comprehensive Plan policies and programs relevant to development in the
Medical Center, which will be used as a framework for evaluating the any Medical Center
expansion:
Policy B-32: Assist Stanford Medical Center in responding to changes in the delivery of health
care services. Work with the center to plan for changing facility needs, but within the context of
City of Palo Alto planning goals and policies, as well as the goals and policies of other relevant
jurisdictions. ~
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Policy L-2: Maintain an active cooperative working relationship with Santa Clara County and
Stanford University regarding land use issues.
Policy L-45: Develop the Stanford Medical Center in a manner that recognizes the citywide goal
of compact, pedestrian oriented development as well as the functional needs of the Medical
Center.
Program L-46: Work with Stanford to prepare an area plan for the Stanford Medical Center.
Program L-2: City staff will monitor Stanford development proposals and traffic conditions
within the Sand Hill Road corridor and annually report to the Planning Commission and City
Council.
Policy T-26: Participate in the design and implementation of comprehensive solutions to traffic
problems near Stanford Shopping Center and Stanford Medical Center.
Program T-35: Consider increased public transit, a shuttle, and other traffic and parking
solutions to ensure safe, convenient access to the Stanford Shopping Center/Medical Center area.
Program T-37: Provide safe, convenient pedestrian, bicycle, and shuttle connections between the
Stanford Shopping Center and Medical Center areas and future housing along the Sand Hill Road
corridor, the University Avenue Multi-modal Transit Station, Downtown Palo Alto, and other
primary destinations.
NEXT STEPS
On December 18, the Council is scheduled to discuss authorizing the City Manager and City
Attorney to negotiate a Development Agreement between the City and Stanford regarding the
future modernization and expansion of the Medical Center.. The Development Agreement will
allow for the City to negotiate with Stanford to condition the project to adequately mitigate
potential impacts of the project as well as to provide appropriate public benefits.
An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) will be required to address impacts from the project. A
Request for Proposal (RFP) for an EIR consultant will be circulated in January with consultant
selection in February. The EIR is anticipated to take up to a year to prepare.
All costs of project review, including the EIR preparation, legal fees, contract planner services
and City staff time will be reimbursed by Stanford through a reimbursement agreement. The
City also expects to retain an independent expert regarding hospital facilities to review
Stanford’s plans and ensure that the hospital facility design is appropriate. Costs associated with
this expert will also be reimbursed by Stanford.
Although Stanford plans extensive public outreach regarding the project, the City will also hold
public workshops and develop a project website in addition to conducting public hearings on the
EIR, the Development Agreement and any other required entitlements.
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RESOURCE IMPACT
This report is an information item and has no resource impacts.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
This report is an information item and is not subject to CEQA.
PREPARED BY:
DEPARTMENT HEAD:
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
VIRGI14~IA WARHEIT
Senior Planner
STEVE EMSLIE
Director of Planning and Community Environment
Assisthht City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A:
Attachment B:
Attachment C:
Letter from Stanford University Medical Center to Mayor Judy Kleinberg
Map of Stanford University Medical Center
Aerial Map of the Medical Center and Surroundings
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STANFORD
UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CENTER
Stanford Hospital & Clinics
Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital
Attachment A
November 15, 2006
Mayor Judy Kleinberg
Members of the Palo Alto City Council
City Manager Frank Benest
City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Re: Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford
School of Medicine
Dear Mayor Kleinberg, City Council Members and City Manager Benest:
Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the Stanford
University School of Medicine must rebuild and modernize facilities that are the
.foundation of our community’s healthcare services. State-mandated seismic safety
laws, a critical shortage of beds, changing patient needs, undersized facilities, and the
need to adapt to changing technology and further new advances in medical care, all
present significant challenges which must be addressed in order for Stanford to
continue to serve the healthcare needs of Palo Alto and the region.
We greatly appreciate the opportunity to participate in a City Council Study Session on
Monday November 20, 2006. At that time, we will be able to talk with you about these
challenges and our preliminary thoughts on how we can address them.
Both hospitals must meet mandated seismic safety standards and make our facilities
capable of serving our region’s current and future healthcare needs. We presently
refer patients away from needed and necessary care at both hospitals because we
lack sufficient capacity. In addition, our Emergency Department is seriously
undersized. Moreover, our facilities must take advantage of new and improved
technologies and practices that will help prevent the spread of disease in the hospitals,
while also resulting in improved patient care with family-friendly rooms, improved
safety, increased privacy and greater comfort.
In considering what will be needed in our Hospitals and the School of Medicine over
the next two decades, we have focused on certain key planning principles, including:
Meeting the state-mandated seismic safety standards
Enabling the community to recover from natural or man made disaster
Accommodating the diversity of healthcare needs
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Providing all private patient rooms
Providing space for patient families
Providing space and facilities for community health providers
Incorporating sustainable design concepts
Our proposal will address four components:
SHC must replace entirely the in-patient facilities housed in its 1959 and 1973
buildings. This will be accomplished with a new core hospital of 456 beds. It will
be connected to SHC’s 1989 building which~ when built and combined, will
provide a total capacity of 600 beds--13 less than SHC’s licensed capacity.
LPCH proposes to add 104 new beds and provide its own independent
diagnostic and treatment services rather than depending on SHC’s facilities.
This is necessary because of the new location for the SHC replacement facility
and the specialized needs of pediatric services ......
The School of Medicine will replace some wet lab research space on a 1 to 1
basis.
¯We propose to construct facilities to replace doctors’ offices and clinics currently
in the 1959 building and to provide space for community health providers.
In the months ahead, the Hospitals will seek broad community input as we collectively
work on how to best design and build seismically safe, modern facilities that will satisfy
our community’s healthcare needs. We recognize the importance of soliciting and
incorporating community input and commit to working with our neighbors to ensure that
we take all the necessary steps to mitigate potential impacts from our operations.
Public workshops, forums and a project website will be employed throughout the
project’s entitlement process to ensure that residents, physicians, hospital employees
and patients are informed and are able to provide feedback and insight to our plans.
Our Study Session presentation is the first step in what we know will be a very careful
and thoughtful engagement with you and the community to determine how to provide
high quality healthcare and emergency services to meet the community’s future needs.
Stanford UniVersity Medical Center and the City of Palo Alto have a history of
partnership and we look forward to the beginning of this next chapter.
Sincerely,
H. Marsh
President and CEO
Stanford Hospital & Clinics
;hristopher G. ~s
President and CEO
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
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