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FROM:
City of Palo Alto
City Manager’s Report
HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT:CITY MANAGER
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DATE:.
SUBJECT:
FEBRUARY 12, 2001
REQUEST TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO. PAY UP
TO $400 IN BUILDINGPERMIT FEES FOR REBUILDING
TOGETHER (FORMERLY CHRISTMAS IN APRIL)FOR
REHABILITATION OF COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR
REHABILITATION FACILITY
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the request by Rebuilding Together
(formerly Christmas in April) to have the City appropriate monies to pay City building
permit fees for the proposed project to rehabilitate the Community Association for
Rehabilitation (CAR) facility in Palo Alto.
BACKGROUND
On April 28, 2001, Rebuilding Together will be coordinating a volunteer effort to make
needed repairs to the CAR facility. Work will include painting, landscaping, and the
possible remodeling of one bathroom to"tnake it compliant with the Americans with
Disabilities Act. The ~ity’.s Building Division has estimated the building permit fees for
the contemplated work will cost $400.
DISCUSSION
Rebuilding Together has asked for the City’s consideration of eliminating those fees,
recognizing that the p~roject will benefit the clients and staff of CAR and the Palo Alto
community. The City Council approved a request from Christmas in April in 1998 for
reimbursement of $88 in City building fees for a project at the Sea Scouts building. The
City Council approved reimbursement of the fee, which had already been paid by
Christmas in April at the recommendation of staff, since the work to be done was on a
City facility, although the facility was leased to the Boy Scouts of America for the .Sea
Scouts. Rebuilding Together has made similar requests of the surrounding cities, which
have been granted. These cities included East Palo Alto, Menlo Park, South San
Francisco, Redwood City, Daly City, Mountain View and San Carlos.-
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RESOURCE IMPACT
Funding for this recommendation would come from the City’s Budget Stabilization
Reserve.
POLICY IMPLICATIONS
This would be the first time that the City has appropriated funding to pay City fees for a
facility which the City did not own, and is consequently a departure from previous
Council actions.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
Responsibility for environmental review
Rebuilding Together.
of the. proposed project ~ill remain with
PREPARED BY:
Emily~ison, Assistant City Manager .
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
City Manager
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