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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
June 10, 2013
The Honorable City Council
Palo Alto, California
Appointment for One Unexpired Position on Public Art Commission
ending on April 30, 2015 (Walsh Resignation)
Commissioner Walsh resigned from the Public Art Commission leaving one vacancy set to
expire on April 30, 2015. The following candidates interviewed for this term on June 4, 2013:
The Candidates are as follows:
Jeanne Lavan
Ben Miyaji
Elaine Poplingher
Robin Theil
Staff is requesting Council vote to appoint one position on the Public Art Commission ending on
April 30, 2016. Voting will be by paper ballot. Five votes are required to be appointed. The
first two candidates that receive at least five votes will be appointed.
ATTACHMENTS:
Lavan (PDF)
Miyaji (PDF)
Poplingher (PDF)
Theil (PDF)
Department Head: Donna Grider, City Clerk
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PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
CITY OF PALO ALTO
BOARD AND COMMISSION APPLICATION
SUBMIT TO:
Office of the City Clerk
250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 329-2571
Please print or type answers to all questions and place N/A in those areas that do not apply. All forms must have a
digital signature or the applicant must print the application, sign in ink, and deliver to the City Clerks Office. A typed
signature or unsigned application will not be accepted.
Lavan Jeanne 650-322-7377 NAME: HOME PHONE: -------Last First
Palo Alto CA 94303
WORKPHONE: ____ ~_---
650-255-5103 CELL PHONE: ~ _____ _
jeannelavan@hotn ~:----~----
RESIDENCE 873 Newell Place ADDRESS: __________________ _
Street
City State Zip
Educatiou:
Please see attached sheets.
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• Are you a Palo Alto Resident?
• Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of
Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are board members or
commissioners?
• Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
• California state law requires appointed board and commission members to file a detailed
disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission, Conflict of
Interest, Form 700. Do you have an investment in, or do you serve as an officer or director
of, a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to; 1) engage in
business with the City, 2) provide products or services for City projects, or 3) be affected
by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for?
If you answered yes, you may wish to consult with the City Attorney before filing this
application. Please contact the City Attorney's Office at 650-329-. 2171.
• Excluding your principal residence, do you own real property in Palo Alto or within two
miles of Palo Alto?
EMPLOYMENT
Present or last employer Gensler
Name of Company: Occupation:
Signature of Applicant* Date:
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*The applicant must have a dig tal signature or p e application, sign in ink, and deliver to the City Clerks Office. A typed
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PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Jeanne Lavan Name:
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Office of the City Clerk
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-329-2571
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Date: March 28, 2013
Please print or type your answers to the following questions and submit with your completed application. You may submit
additional sheets, if necessary, to complete your answers.
1. Have you attended the following meeting?
• Public Art Commission
Yes
[2] via internet 3/2 ~/\." (Dme: --__________ ~t
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2. How did you Learn about the vacancy on the Public Art Commission?
Community Group: D Palo Alto Weekly: D The Daily Post: D
website:DYes, Please Identify: ________ ---, _________ _
Email from City Clerk: D Library Bulletin Board: D FlyerlBOOkmark:D
. Vikki Tobak Other, Please Specify: _________________________________________ _
3. Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
Please see attached sheets.
4. What is it about the Public Art Commission that interests you? What qualities, experience and expertise would
y"ou bring to the Public Art Commission? Please see attached sheets.
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5. How would you see your role as board member when recommending policy and working with the Council? Ifit
were necessary to change current roles, how would you approach making such changes?
Please see attached sheets.
6. What are the current issues facing the Public Art Commission?
Please see attached sheets.
7. What are your feelings about Palo Alto's current inventory/collection of Art in Public Places? What suggestions
would you have for increasing the availability of more Art in Public Places?
Please see attached sheets.
8. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve?
Please see attached sheets.
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City of Palo Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
CONSENT FORM
California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part, "No state or local
agency shall post the home address or telephone number of any elected or
appointed official on the Internet without first obtaining the written permission of
that individual." The full code is attached. This consent form will not be redacted
and will be attached to the Application and posted to the City's website.
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
D I give permission for the City of Palo Alto to post to the
City's website the attached Board and Commission Application intact. I have
read and understand my rights under Government Code Section 6254.21. I may
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Education
New York Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Architecture, with an emphasis on materiality and design.
My thesis was a study in two parts; beginning with a study of the painting View of
Toledo by EI Greco, and culminating in a study of spatial design influenced by
this painting.
List relevant training and experience, certificates of training, licenses, or
professional registration:
I am a registered Architect, California Architects License Number C271162
As an Architect, artist and designer I have worked closely with clients to
understand their goals, to interpret them, visualize and give shape to their future. It is
through this relationship that true art is achieved, as it is a reflection of the soul of the
client.
Continuing Education:
California Architects Board:
• Accessible Public Accommodations
• Accessibility-Stepping Through Vertical Heights
Stanford Continuing Studies:
• Creativity and Leadership
• Haussmann's Paris and Impressionism
• What's the Real Deal with Oil, Gas, and Coal?
Painting and Product Design:
• California Academy of Painters, Palo Alto
• TechShop member, Menlo Park
As a collector of art, I enjoy living with and am inspired by pieces I have collected over
the years by Kara Walker, Jane Tivol, David Hering, William Wareham, Don Fritz, Peter
Wayne Lewis and Brigitte Curt.
3. Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic
organizations:
I seek out ways to be involved and engaged in my community. As technology
increasingly lures us to stay behind screens, my family and I look for alternatives to reach
out, learn from and appreciate our community. Palo Alto offers so much to us. To name
a few: we attend Lab Crawls, take classes and attend art events at Stanford IStanford
Hospital, we attend events at the Palo Alto Library and Art Center, and participate in
local drives to support in-need communities.
Currently I am volunteering at my children's schools(Castilleja and Phillips Brooks) in
the classroom, the art program, outreach programs and annual benefits. I have also
served on the board of the Cleo Eulau Center that is dedicated to helping youth rebound
from adversity.
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4. What is it about the Public Art Commission that interests you? What qualities,
experience and expertise would you bring to the Public Art Commission?
PAC interests me because of the critical role it plays in supporting, engaging and adding
to the culture of Palo Alto. The presence of public art allows all of us to live with art and
benefit from the stimulation and richness it provides. It reaches out and brings us
together through experience and spontaneous dialogue, it gives our community an
opportunity to talk with one another, it makes our city pedestrian friendly, it stimulates
our brains in ways that our every day activities can not, it fuels our imaginations and
expresses our civic aspirations.
I chose to make Palo Alto my home in 2011 because of its rich culture. The people of
Palo Alto value education, technology, curiosity, imagination, diversity and creativity. As
a new resident of Palo Alto, I was seeking a way to be involved in the city as well as new
volunteer opportunities. When I learned of the opening on PAC I thought it a great fit.
Art has always been an important part of my life. I am an Architect, and I create and
collect art.
Civic planning should be forward thinking and take into consideration all the
opportunities we have to engage and support our community. As an Architect, artist and
designer I will work with our team to create inventive and inspirational dialogue on the
many considerations around public art: planning, procurement, commissioning,
community engagement and funding. I also have experience in project management and
construction.
5. How would you see your role as board member when recommending policy and
working with the Council? If it were necessary to change current roles, how would
you approach making such changes?
Palo Alto has long recognized how art enhances and provides value to its community.
This is apparent in the art that is currently a part of our city life. Any future
recommendations should address the historical as well as the future direction of the city.
Palo Alto will change considerably in the next decade(s) and public art should, in ways
yet to be determined, be part of the growth plan of Palo Alto. Growth is complex; as it
can be physical or cultural or both. I think new policies would be most successful if they
address these complexities. I see my role as board member to consider this growth, think
creatively, seek ideas from others and cohesively and concisely recommend policy to the
Council.
If change to current roles is necessary, I would work with fellow commissioners to
identify the needs for change, brainstorm possibilities and collaborate in identifying the
most desirable outcome. The path to problem solving should be inquisitive, respectful,
creative and open-minded. These qualities can produce the best possible outcome
because of the knowledge and insight gathered along the way.
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6. What are the current issues facing the Public Art Commission?
The PAC has had interesting and inspiring temporary art installations recently("water
Lilies", "Community Advice"(PAAC), "Lawn Bowls"). These installations got my
attention and made me aware of the PAC. I thought the temporary nature was perfect for
what they were -visionary sculptures with timely and cultural references that challenged
and engaged the public.
Palo Alto is evolving and the commission plays an exciting role in how they
communicate this growth.
7. What are your feelings about Palo Alto's current inventory/collection of Art in
Public Places? What suggestions would you have for increasing the availability of
more Art in Public Places?
I have strong relationships with a lot of the art in Palo Alto. It is a wonderful collection
that I enjoy frequently throughout my day. I am a regular biker along the baylands and
enjoy the installations in Byxbee Park. The pieces are perfectly sited as the art reads like
organized artifacts. In addition, I especially like the murals by Greg Brown as they are
fun and beautiful and they enrich Palo Alto in a wonderfully subtle and humorous way.
The collection has variety and I think it represents the community well. We are so
fortunate to have quality art at our libraries, along our sidewalks and even along our
roadways. Mitchell Park will soon reopen and the Beasely sculpture, architecture and
environmental features are exciting additions to Palo Alto.
We have a wonderfully vibrant downtown to enjoy: it is lush with trees, it has areas
carved out at intersections for seating, and it has Lytton Plaza-but it does not have a
significant art presence. I would like to see more public art in the University A venue
area. As art makes for a good pedestrian environment and sense of place, I think the
eastern area of University would benefit from an art installation(s) .
8. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission
achieve?
If appointed, I would first gather knowledge about the specific growth plans of Palo Alto
to help inform my vision of Palo Alto. But I do have some areas that I am curious about.
I think the University Avenue/Highway 101 interchange is an important gateway into
Palo Alto. This could be made a unique and notable experience with landscape design or
a large sculpture. The commission could partner with Caltrans and East Palo Alto. Local
corporations could be asked to assist with funding.
March 28, 3013
City Council
Office of the City Clerk
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Jeanne M. Lavan
Dear City Council Members,
I appreciate the opportunity to submit my application to you for the position on the Public'
Art Commission.
Thank you for your consideration.
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BOARD AND COMMISSION APPLICATION
SUBMIT TO:
Office of the City Clerk
250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 329-2571
Please print or type answers to all questions and place N/A in those areas that do not apply. All forms must have a
digital signature or the applicatit must print the application, sign in ink, and deliver to the City Clerks Office. A typed
signature or unsigned application will not be accepted.
NAME: Poplingher Elaine HOME PHONE: 650 321-7040
Last First
RESIDENCE 868 Northampton Dr ADDRESS: .
Street
Palo Alto CA 94303
City State Zip
Education:
Master of Arts -Major in Architecture and Urban Design
Bachelor -Structural Engineering
WORK PHONE: -------
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EMAIL: elaine-po@sbcglobal.net
List relevant training and experience, certificates of training, licenses, or professional registration:
Worked as Project Designer I project manager for numerous commercial projects:
Wind River Systems -Phase 3, Office Building, Alza Corporation -Corporate Headquarters and Lab Facility,
. University Gircle -Office Buildings and Retail, Stanford Alumni Center -TI, Koll Dublin -Office Buildings, Opus
Emerald Point -Office Buildings, Quadrus I & IV -Office Buildings, Gateway Place -Office Buildings.
Good Samaritan Hospital-Cardiac Short Stay, Catheterization Laboratory and Outpatient Pediatric Surgery
Center, Watsonville Community Hospital-Medical Office Building, Community Hospital Monterey -Inpatient
Surgery Interim TI, Kaiser Permanente Gilroy -Psychiatry Expansion.
Ultra Clean Technologies -Clean rooms, Laboratory and Office Building.
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• Are you a Palo Alto Resident?
• Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of
Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are board members or
commissioners?
• Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
• California state law requires appointed board and commission members to file a detailed
disclosure of their financial interests, Fair Political Practices Commission, Conflict of
Interest, Form 700. Do you have an investment in, or do you serve as an officer or director
ot: a company doing business in Palo Alto which you believe is likely to; 1) engage in
business with the City, 2) provide products or services for City projects, or 3) be affected
by decisions of the board or commission you are applying for? .
lfyou answered yes, you may wish to consult with the City Attorney before filing this
application. Please contact the CityAttorney'sOffice at 650-329-.2171.
• Excluding your principal residence, do you own real property in Palo Alto or within two
miles of Palo Alto?
EMPLOYMENT
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Signature of Applicant* Date: 12.16.2012
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signature or unsigned application will not be accepted.
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Please Return to:
Office of the City Clerk
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-329-2571
CITY OF PALO ALTO
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Name: Poplingher Elaine
Date: 12.16.2012
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Please· print or type your answers to the following questions and submit with your completed application. You may submit
additional sheets, if necessary, to complete your answers.
1. Have you attended the following meeting?
• Public Art Commission
Yes D (Date: _____ -1.)
2. How did you Learn about the vacancy on the Public Art Commission?
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3. Describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations:
Mid Peninsula Educational Center, Stratford School -taught classes: Why buildings
stand up and why buildings fall down, How to build the tallest structure 4th grade,
Bridges and other structures build to span 6th grade
Palo Alto Art Center.-special events, art exhibitions organization
Palo Alto Historical Association -Main Library files organization
4. What is it about the Public Art Commission that interests you? What qualities, experience and expertise would
. you bring to the Public Art Commission?
As a community partner, the Public Art Commission is an educational institution that
actively support the mission of the City through its services, programs or its ongoing
financial support, with end results in positive changes for the city and population.
An undisputable love of art in all its forms that the City of Palo Alto has to offer and
an extensive experience and knowledge in the field of art, architecture and interior
design, urban planning and a great desire to be involved with and support the
community that I am living in since 1989.
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5. How would you see your role as board member when recommending policy and working with the Council? If it
were necessary to change current roles, how would you approach making such changes?
Representing the Public Art Commission, as part of a team of knowledgeable and
experienced people that care about the community they represent and the Palo Alto
residents who know very well their town and its needs, etc.
Based on comprehensive data and information, I will present a proposal regarding
the change(s) to the board members and ask for their opinion in order to do what it is
in the best interest of the community that the Commission represents.
6. What are the current issues facing the Public Art Commission?
A more high~tech informative approach of each and every issue to the Palo Alto
community members; also, more people and more resources need to be involved in a
constructive way, in order to achieves all goals in a timely manner in the present
economy.
Art at the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center, the largest public works projects
to take place in the City of Palo Alto, that should reflect the function and scale of the
designed buildings, has only one work of art for which the artist has been decided ~ the
Bruce Beasley sculpture, etc.
7. What are your feelings about Palo Alto's current inventory/collection of Art in Public Places? What suggestions
would you have for increasing the availability of more Art in Public Places?
Situated near Stanford University, Palo Alto is a cultural city with lots of history and a
charming mixture of tradition and innovation, that could benefit from more public art,
outdoors and indoors.
Private collections art donations, local artists time and energy donations and public
found raising, etc. and most of all community involvement.
8. If appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve?
Education in the arts, especially public arts that are available to the masses is an
integral part of the development of each human being, this is why the Public Art
Commission should increase the importance of fine arts education by enabling the
community to have more access to art and all its disciplines on daily bases, from
lines of poetry printed on sidewalks to vast historic murals, or any visual or auditive
form of art, since the function of public art is to increase the visibility of public spaces
by enriching the public's perception of those spaces.
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, [lJ I Poplingher Elaine give permission for the City of Palo Alto to post to the
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read and understand my rights under Government Code Section 6254.21. I may ,
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City Clerk.
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buIineu with the City, 2) provide procIudI oraerVicee for City projects. (13)110 atJected
by declsiODl of the baird or COIIIIIliIIioIl you lie applyilJi for"l _x_
Q'yow tIM'HI'Wd yea. you'"",, wll" to cOllnllt witIJ tM C#1 Attorney be.fore filing ihII
app1ica8on. PUaM cOlllDettM CIty.4ttomey's Ojfice at6S()'329-. 2171,
• E:xc:ludiDa yClllr principel reaideDco, do you own reel PJOPfII'tY in Palo.Alto or within two
miles of Palo Alto? '
EMPLOYMENT
Present or last employer Manpower
Name of Company: Occupation: Administntive Associate
(IfNtincl.1ncIiCIIe former occupation)
Signature of Applicant . Date:
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Please Return to:
Oftice of1he City Clerk
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
6S0-329-2571
CITY OF PALO ALTO
PUBUC ART COMMISSION
SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE
Name: Robin Theil
Date: March 14,20011
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Pleue priDt or type your 8DlWerB to the fol1owiog questicms 8Ild submit wi1h your compleIed application. Y OIl may
submJt edcfitioaal sheets. ifoecesury, to complele your auswers.
1. Have you attended the following meeting? Yes No
• PublicArtCommission (Date: ____ ~)
2. How did you Learn about the vacancy on the Public Art Commission?
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Community Group: '_x Palo Alto Weekly: _ Palo Alto Weekly Online: _
. Emailtrom CityClert: _ Library Bulletin Board: _' Fop..com: _
Other,""
Speoify:
3. ' I>escribe YO" involvement in commUDity activities, voluDtieer and civic 0IpDizati0JlS:
Forlhe pest two years I have been a Block ~ Coordinator for my bloek. I have sone1ilrough over aix
hOurs of1rBipigg for1bis.nm pitiqp, aDd per!iyipett4 in!!l!!M'!l!!A JII'!!Ctice exgcjses.
'Ibis is a city program 1bat help! to train and eclucate local cltizeDJ in how to respond in the event of a DI!!or
Fa1h quake. Anotber local aeisbborboocl project I've been involved in was in initiatIDa 1be call for replacing
the 1IMk bpneboa thatworel!!llQ!'f!d fjpm a mjnj-"pocket wk" Ij the m1rBIlm to Barroo M .
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4. WbIt is.itaboul: 1he Public Art Cmnni .... 1bIt iDIInIa yoo? What qua1itiea. e.iqJerI.eace _ apedUe would
)W brinsto 1heMIic Art CommiasioD? .
I haw always been in1erested in pUblic art. I tbiDk it is important that citizeDs have art in 1heir COIIUDllDitiea.
Public art briDp happina to 1belDllDY people that get to Il1O it in 1he coune oftbeir average days.
I think pabIic art is my importaDtto a COIIIDlUIIity IS it adds to the community's civility aod CIllture.
I lID very ardstic. I have 1akm many cIiflOreDt in classes in my ~.
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I -my role. "",eaead1& an ......... cuIaane aDd ... 1IIIt make1lP1he citiza of Palo Alto.
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IlOOmylOlt_nllllCbiDllII1bo dItInDt pouibIUtiIs (an forms) ofpubJic art available ill arcIerto be able to = ·.·..." ... qgticglp·Mipat .... _ '
6. WhIt .. tlleCUft'U __ tBeiDI the Pub1icArt CcIDmiIaioD?
I am DOt tUUy __ olaD of the cur.-__ ftdDadae Public Art Cmnnjaajan. I woukl iIDaaia,e fI1adms "'''-O(''*!pur I!I!!!!IdW .. wlof .... wopldbe ......
. 7. What .. yo1I' feeIiDp about Palo Alto's curreat iImmory/collection of Art in MHo P1Ice8? What sugpstloas
woukl )'OIl haw tbr DaasiDg die miIabiIity ofmore Art ill Public PIacea?
I lib Palo Alto', curnat C01lecdCll of art ill pabJk P .... but it seems to be CODCeIItIated In the dowDIown ..
ap4 CelftbmiaAm" I'm. pgtlWlll! 0( ... Jip art in Midbe "00. MiMl+1d".,., 9"n!
Shopping BRIll iJ. I lID bopiDg 11Iat 1hIIe will be some public art includecl in die new MiIdIell Park Llbay.
IJmgwdwt.akWy ... whtigartiDMMoU Park,
1he pubJh: scbooIa could aU ... mtn pubUc art. I haw 1lOtice41h1t some (lfoot most) of1he ICbools do not
Jwye gy wbJic vt OIl .air smgpda
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a. If appointecl. whit specific pels would you lib to .. the Public Art CommiItion achieve? IneIudiDa Blare public art 1b8t ....... _ appeals to the cIi1feraat .. groups, i.e. chilcIrea. ..... 1CDion.
IncWiIIa art aep6liillllldw of the diffenat cuIturea ofpeople who live here.
FincJiDg ways of aetdD8 more public at in 1IIe public lICboola.
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City of Pa 10 Alto
250 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
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California Government Code Section 6254.21 states, in part, "No state or local
agency shall post the home address or telephone number of any elected or
. appointed official on the Internet without first obtaining the written permission of
that individual." The full code is attached. This consent form will not be redacted
and will be attached to the Application and posted to the City's website.
Read the code, and check only ONE option below:
I give permission for the City of Palo Alto to post to the
City's website the attached Board and Commission Application intact. I have
read and understand my rights under Government Code Section 6254.21. I
may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the
Palo Alto City Clerk.
OR
x I Robin Theil request that the City of Palo Alto redact
my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached
Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City's website. I am
providing the following alternate information and request that they use the
following contact information instead.
Address
Phone
Email
. Robin Theil 11/10
Signature* Date
BdslCommissions -702-23 11120/2012