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City of Palo Alto (ID # 6687)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 3/21/2016
Summary Title: Discussion on Stanford Student Housing Proposal
Title: Discussion of Reallocation and Increase of Housing Units at Stanford
University for Graduate Students and Possible Direction to Prepare a
Comment Letter Regarding the Project to Santa Clara County
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Planning and Community Environment
Recommendation
Staff recommends that Council discuss its interest in submitting a supplemental comment letter
to Santa Clara County regarding the subject application and direct staff as appropriate.
Background
During the Study Session portion of this evening’s agenda, representatives from Stanford
University presented a project to reallocate and add housing units within the Stanford campus,
located within Santa Clara County.
The study session item includes a report and supporting background information.
The purpose of this agenda item is to give the City Council a forum to direct staff to prepare an
additional comment letter, if warranted. If a letter is needed, staff would formalize and send
the Council comments to the County prior to the March 24th hearing date before the Santa
Clara County Planning Commission. No further action by the County is anticiapted.
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