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City of Palo Alto (ID # 12331)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Consent Calendar Meeting Date: 6/7/2021
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Summary Title: Second Reading: Clarifying Emergency Building and Planning
Permit Extensions
Title: SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section
22.04.150(b) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Reinstate Preexisting
Restrictions on Horses and Bi cycles Using Certain Entrances to Foothills
Nature Preserve; and Amending the Fiscal Year 2021 Municipal Fee Schedule
to Add New Vehicle Entry Fee Categories and Free Passes for Foothills Nature
Preserve (FIRST READING: May 24, 2021 PASSED: 7 -0)
From: City Manager
Lead Department: City Clerk
This was heard by the City Council on May 24, 2021 for a first reading. No changes were made
to the Ordinance; it is now before you for a second reading.
Attachments:
• Attachment A: Ordinance Clarifying Emergency Building and Planning Permit Extensions
Granted in Spring 2020
*NOTYETAPPROVED*
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OrdinanceNo.___
OrdinanceoftheCounciloftheCityofPaloAltoAmendingSection22.04.150(b)
ofthePaloAltoMunicipalCodetoReinstatePreexistingRestrictionsonHorses
andBicyclesUsingCertainEntrancestoFoothillsNaturePreserve;andAmending
theFiscalYear2021MunicipalFeeScheduletoAddNewVehicleEntryFee
CategoriesandFreePassesforFoothillsNaturePreserve.
TheCounciloftheCityofPaloAltoORDAINSasfollows:
SECTION1.Findingsanddeclarations.TheCityCouncilfindsanddeclaresasfollows:
A. TheCity’sFoothillsNaturePreserveisreservedforpark,playground,recreation,
orconservationpurposesbyPaloAltoMunicipalCode(PAMC)22.08.090etseq.;
B. ThepreexistingrestrictionsforbicyclesandhorsesatGateDandthePageMill
TrailentrancestoFoothillsNaturePreservewereinadvertentlyleftoutwhenPAMCsection
22.04.150wasamendedandcleanedupin2020,andtheCityCouncildesirestoreinstatethis
provision;
C. BasedonrecommendationfromtheParksandRecreationCommission,theCity
CouncildesirestoaddnewvehiclecategoriesandfeesforentrytoFoothillsNaturePreserve,to
offerfreeentrydaysonsixspecificdays,andofferfreepassesatlibraries,freevehicleentrance
onweekdaysforstudentgroups(Kindergartenthrough12thgrade)withavalidStudentFieldTrip
Reservation,andtofourthgradestudents.
SECTION2.Subsection(b)ofsection22.04.150(FoothillsNaturePreserve)ofChapter
22.04(ParksandRecreationBuildingUseandRegulations)ofTitle22(Parks)isherebyamended
asfollows(newtextinunderline,deletedtextinstrikethrough):
(b)NopersonshallenterorexitFoothillsNaturePreserveexceptat:
(1)ThemaingateonPageMillRoad(Gate1);
(2)DesignatedentryandexitlocationsontheparkboundariessharedwiththeEnid
PearsonArastraderoPreserve(GateD)andtheLosTrancosOpenSpacePreserve(PageMill
Trail).Theseentryandexitlocationsshallnotbeusedbybicyclesorhorses;or
(3)TheBayͲToͲFoothillsRidgetrails;or
(4)(3)Asauthorizedbythedirector.
Violationsofthissubsectionshallbeamisdemeanor.
SECTION3.TheCounciloftheCityofPaloAltoamendstheFiscalYear2021Municipal
FeeSchedulebyadoptingthenewfeesforFoothillsNaturePreserveassetforthinExhibit“A”of
thisordinanceandincorporatedherebyreference.
SECTION4.Ifanysection,subsection,sentence,clause,orphraseofthisOrdinanceis
foranyreasonheldtobeinvalidorunconstitutionalbyadecisionofanycourtofcompetent
jurisdiction,suchdecisionshallnotaffectthevalidityoftheremainingportionsofthisOrdinance.
*NOTYETAPPROVED*
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TheCityCouncilherebydeclaresthatitwouldhavepassedthisOrdinanceandeachandevery
section,subsection,sentence,clause,orphrasenotdeclaredinvalidorunconstitutionalwithout
regardtowhetheranyportionoftheOrdinancewouldbesubsequentlydeclaredinvalidor
unconstitutional.
SECTION5. ThefeesinthisOrdinanceareforvoluntaryentranceand/oruseof
governmentproperty.PursuanttoArt.XIIIC,SectionI(e)(4)oftheCaliforniaConstitution,these
feesarenotatax.
SECTION6.TheCouncilfindsthatthisprojectiscategoricallyexemptfromtheprovisions
oftheCaliforniaEnvironmentalQualityAct(“CEQA”)undersections15301(ExistingFacilities)
and15323(NormalOperationsofFacilitiesforPublicGatherings).
SECTION7.ThisOrdinanceshallbeeffectiveonthethirtyͲfirstdateafterthedateofits
adoption.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
NOTPARTICIPATING:
ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
CityClerk Mayor
APPROVEDASTOFORM: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________
DeputyCityAttorney CityManager
____________________________
DirectorofCommunityServices
____________________________
DirectorofAdministrativeServices
*NOTYETAPPROVED*
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AttachmentA
FiscalYear2021MunicipalFeeSchedule
CommunityServicesFees
OpenSpace,Parks,&Golf
ParkActivities–FoothillsNaturePreserve(formerlyFoothillsPark)
FoothillsNaturePreserve–dailyentryfor
vehiclesthathaveupto9personcapacity
$6pervehicleperday;
FreeforCityͲdesignatedpreservevolunteers,
activemilitary,veterans,studentswithID
whoaredriving,andvehicleswithavalid
disabledpersonparkingplacardorlicense
plate.
Freeonthefollowingdays:
FirstSaturdayinDecember
ThirdMondayinJanuary(MLKDay)
FirstTuesdayinMarch
LastWednesdayinApril
ThirdThursdayinJune
FirstFridayinOctober
FoothillsNaturePreserve–dailyentryfor
vehiclesthathave10Ͳ24personcapacity
$30pervehicleperday
FoothillsNaturePreserve–dailyentryfor
vehiclesthathave25personormore
capacity(Onlyavailableinconjunctionwith
grouppermit)
$60pervehicleperday
FoothillsNaturePreserve–annualpassfor
vehicleswithacapacityofupto9persons
$65peryearfornonͲresidents;
$50peryearforPaloAltoresidentsandCity
employees;
25%discountforseniors(65+);
Freeforactivemilitary,veterans,andlowͲ
incomevisitors;
(Discount/freepasscanbeappliedtononͲ
residentandresidentpass).
FoothillsNaturePreserve–weekdayentry
forvehiclesinconjunctionwithaCityͲ
permittedstudentfieldtrip
Free
FoothillsNaturePreserve–libraryfreepass
program
Freeregularvehicle(upto9personcapacity)
entrywithpass.PassesavailableatPaloAlto
libraries,subjecttoconditionsonpass,
includinganydaterestrictions.Upto10
*NOTYETAPPROVED*
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passesmaybedistributedforfreeadmission
foranygivenday.
FoothillsNaturePreserve–fourthgrade
annualpassprogram
Freeforfourthgradestudents.Passvalidfor
oneyear,beginninginAugustoftheyearthe
studentbeginsfourthgradeandendingthe
followingAugust31.Passallowsentryofone
regularvehicle(upto9personcapacity)
whenthefourthgraderispresent.