HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2308-18626.PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Resolution to Establish a New Priority Development Area
(PDA) in South Palo Alto and Support for the Nomination of one Parcel as a Priority Site.
Environmental Assessment: Not a ‘Project’ and Exempt from California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) Review. Presentation
City Council
Staff Report
From: City Manager
Report Type: ACTION ITEMS
Lead Department: Planning and Development Services
Meeting Date: September 18, 2023
Report #:2308-1862
TITLE
PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Resolution to Establish a New Priority Development Area (PDA)
in South Palo Alto and Support for the Nomination of one Parcel as a Priority Site.
Environmental Assessment: Not a ‘Project’ and Exempt from California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) Review.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) designating a new Priority Development Area in
South Palo Alto, named the Bayshore Alma San Antonio (BASA) Priority Development
Area; and
2. Support the nomination of one property as a Priority Site, as reflected in Attachment B.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff seeks Council’s adoption of a resolution supporting a new Priority Development Area
described in this report and the nomination of one existing parcel as Priority Sites. This action
would provide opportunities for the City to participate in regional grant funding initiatives for
local planning.
Priority Development Areas
With designation of the new Bayshore Alma San Antonio (BASA) PDA in South Palo Alto, the
City can apply for regionally competitive PDA Planning Grants for this geographic area. The
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) opened this PDA opportunity for cities to
include emergent planning priorities from work on their 6th Cycle Housing Element updates.
This is particularly relevant for Palo Alto, with its Housing Opportunity Sites in the ROLM and
GM zoning districts, the City’s work on the Housing Incentive Program (HIP), and Council’s
requested San Antonio Corridor Study.
The PDA designation window closes September 30, 2023, and a City Council approval resolution
is necessary to submit to MTC (Attachment A).
Priority Sites
Staff requests support from City Council on the nomination of an existing parcel as a Priority
Sites listed in Attachment B. This property is the subject of a pending development agreement
application and, if approved, would include a potential affordable housing and park site
dedicated to the City. There is money available for technical assistance funding and pre-
development assistance funding for local, yet regionally significant, Priority Sites that cities can
nominate; this funding is part of Regional Early Action Planning (REAP 2.0).
The Priority Sites nomination window closes September 30, 2023, and a City Council approval
resolution is not necessary to submit to MTC.
BACKGROUND
This section provides contextual information on Priority Development Areas and Priority Sites.
Priority Development Areas (PDAs)
Priority Development Areas are considered regional growth geographies utilized in regional
planning by MTC and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).1 Other regional growth
geographies include Priority Conservation Areas and Priority Production Areas.
Palo Alto’s currently designated regional growth geographies are as follows: 2,3,4,5
•California Avenue Priority Development Area – 120 acres;
•Downtown/University Avenue Priority Development Area – 206 acres;
•Baylands Priority Conservation Area – 2,628 acres; and
•Foothills Priority Conservation Area – 5,226 acres.
The PDA is first a funding tool and is part of Plan Bay Area, a strategic regional planning
document. By State law (California Government Code Section 65080(b)(2)(K), Plan Bay Area
cannot supersede local land use authority. Any changes to local planning and land use policies
are solely the authority and control of the City. The City’s land use policies and regulations,
including Comprehensive Plan policies, are not required to be consistent with Plan Bay Area. In
fact, jurisdictions may ‘un-designate’ these PDAs and PCAs at any point. With designation of a
PDA, there are no requirements to amend the City’s policies, codes, or Comprehensive Plan.
1 Priority Development Areas website: https://mtc.ca.gov/planning/land-use/priority-development-areas-pdas.
2 City Council Resolution No. 8743, August 6, 2007: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-
minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-cmrs/year-archive/2020/id-10717.pdf.
3 City Council City Manager Report ID #10717, January 13, 2020:
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/agendas-minutes-reports/reports/city-manager-reports-
cmrs/year-archive/2020/id-10717.pdf.
4 City Council Resolution No. 9876, January 13, 2020: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/city-
clerk/resolutions/reso-9876.pdf?t=43662.63.
5 City Council Resolution No. 9877, January 13, 2020: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/files/assets/public/city-
clerk/resolutions/reso-9877.pdf?t=43692.66.
Benefit of PDA Designations
Designating a PDA or another type of regional growth geography allows the city to apply for
regional funding for conducting planning work, including the creation of area plans, specific
plans, or technical studies. In the past, the City applied for and received two competitive PDA
Planning Grants:
•$638K for the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP), which covers a subarea
within the designated California Avenue PDA designated in 2007; and
•$800K for the Downtown Housing Plan, which is a focused housing plan within a subarea
of the Downtown/University Avenue PDA designated in 2020.
MTC and ABAG required submittal of any proposed new or modified PDAs by July 31, 2023,
which was an interim deadline. Staff submitted the proposed BASA PDA for MTC/ABAG staff
consideration on July 31, 2023. This action was taken to preserve the City Council’s ability to
take action to enact the new PDA or decline submittal prior to the September 30, 2023
deadline. MTC/ABAG staff reviewed the initial BASA PDA boundary submitted by staff and
confirmed eligibility and recommended support with no changes to the proposed boundary
area. The BASA PDA is included with other cities’ proposed new and modified PDAs; the ABAG
Administrative Committee is scheduled to consider these at its September 8, 2023 meeting and
is authorized to adopt PDAs on behalf of the ABAG Executive Board.6 MTC/ABAG staff noted
that the BASA PDA designation is contingent upon receipt of a City Council Resolution in
September 2023. If Council does not approve the BASA PDA, it would be removed by
MTC/ABAG staff. If Council approves a modified boundary, then this modified boundary would
be submitted with any approval Resolution.
Priority Sites
Priority Sites are defined as regionally significant places that will offer homes affordable to
people of all incomes, backgrounds, and abilities.7 Priority Sites funding (REAP 2.0) would be
given as technical assistance for early-phase sites, or as low-interest loans at 3%, to support
affordable housing development near transit and other essential services. The anticipated
funding amount is likely $3M per Priority Site, or $5M if construction could be completed within
24 months. Of note, funds could be used for:
• Architectural and engineering services, entitlement and permitting fees, legal
expenses, environmental review, and other approved predevelopment activities
required to accelerate construction commencement;
• Construction of affordable housing or infrastructure required to complete the
affordable housing described in the application; and
• Acquisition of land required for an affordable housing project.
6 MTC/ABAG Priority Development Areas staff report - ABAG Administrative Committee - September 8, 2023 meeting:
https://mtc.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.
7 MTC Priority Sites website: https://mtc.ca.gov/planning/land-use/priority-sites#.
Priority Sites must be within a regional growth geography or a transit priority area. Additionally,
Priority Sites must meet one of the following development capacity criteria:
• Regionally Significant – Capacity* for 500 or more homes;
• Community Anchor – Capacity for 100+ homes and 10,000+ square feet or more of
civic, cultural, or community facilities, e.g., community centers, recreation facilities,
clinics, etc.; or
• Public Sites Portfolio – Multiple parcels with cumulative capacity for 200+ homes
being planned in concert.
The potential affordable housing and park site identified for dedication to the City in the
pending Sobrato Development Agreement would qualify under the Community Anchor criteria,
as the public park component would constitute the requisite 10,000+ square feet or more of
community facilities. 8, 9
ANALYSIS
This section presents an overview of any pros and cons of designating a new Priority
Development Area and nominating Priority Sites.
Priority Development Areas (PDAs)
Given the successful receipt of two PDA Planning Grants in the past, a new BASA PDA would
similarly open a new and large geographic area of the City for which the City could apply for
regional funding for planning and technical assistance grants. The City could also apply for a
grant that is more focused on a sub-portion of the BASA PDA area, as was done for NVCAP or
the Downtown Housing Plan. Finally, the City could apply for a grant to support efforts that are
technical in nature, such as urban design, economic studies, or curb management. Staff
anticipates that either an area plan or a technical study that could yield useful results for other
cities/scalable would be most competitive.
BASA PDA Boundary Creation
Staff created the proposed BASA PDA boundary based upon awareness of significant city efforts
in the area, including:
•Council’s requested San Antonio Corridor study,
•Locations of Housing Incentive Program (HIP) sites,
•Locations of Housing Element Opportunity sites,
•Historic properties along Alma,
•Activity east of Highway 101 at Homekey and other efforts,
•Future redesign of the San Antonio/HWY 101 cloverleaf,
8 Sobrato Development Agreement Application - 3200 Park Boulevard (22PLN-00287 and 22PLN-00288):
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Current-Planning/Projects/3200-Park-Boulevard.
9 City Council City Manager Report #:2306-1663: 3200 Park Boulevard/340 Portage [22PLN-00287 and 22PLN-00288],
September 5, 2023: https://cityofpaloalto.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=13261.
•The desire to add Complete Street components throughout the area to support
additional transit service, improved bicycling, and a more comfortable pedestrian
experience,
•Efforts in the area to create road diets and streetscape improvements,
•The desire to improve overall transportation connectivity in South Palo Alto,
•The Housing Element, S/CAP, the Sea Level Rise Adaptation plan, and other current city
initiatives representing significant focus on South Palo Alto, and
•The significant change envisioned in adjacent Mountain View alongside the proposed
BASA PDA boundary (Figure 2).
The proposed BASA PDA qualifies as a Connected Community PDA. Some portions of the
proposed area would otherwise not be eligible for inclusion had staff not advocated for them
due to their importance for connectivity across Highway 101 and adjacent to areas planned for
change in Mountain View. Staff recommends designation of the proposed BASA PDA boundary,
as this larger boundary captures more land use and connectivity opportunities than a smaller
PDA.
Figure 2: Proposed Bayshore Alma San Antonio Priority Development Area
Palo Alto’s Existing PDAs
Presently, the acreage of the California Avenue PDA (120 acres) and the Downtown/University
Avenue PDA (206 acres) reflect 5% of the City’s PDA eligible area. The addition of a new BASA
PDA would represent the City designating 10% of the City’s PDA eligible area (Attachment C). Of
the City’s 16,542 total acreage, which includes the Foothills and the Baylands, 6,321 acres (38%)
within the City are eligible for PDA designation (Attachment C and Table 1).
Staff conducted extensive vetting with MTC of the pros/cons of designating these PDAs in 2019-
2020. The City later learned in 2020-2021 that if it had designated 50% of PDA eligible area in
2020, MTC and ABAG would have modeled all Plan Bay Area 2050 growth within the PDAs,
instead of citywide. Staff’s understanding is that this modeling decision was made after the
regional PDA designation opportunity window. However, this modeling decision was moot, as
Palo Alto was not considering designating that much land area of the City as a PDA, given that
the great majority of the developed area in Palo Alto would have had to be designated.
Table 1: Breakdown of MTC Mapped PDA Eligible Acreage in the City of Palo Alto
Area Total Acreage MTC Mapped
PDA Eligible Acreage
City Boundary 16,542 acres 6,321 acres
Palo Alto PDAs:
Downtown/University Avenue PDA 206 acres 206 acres
California Avenue PDA 120 acres 120 acres
Bayshore Alma San Antonio PDA 379 acres*331 acres*
*Some portions of the BASA PDA west of Highway 101 and mostly east of Highway 101 are
not currently on the MTC mapped PDA eligible area (Attachment C). However, MTC/ABAG
staff supports Palo Alto including these areas in the BASA PDA given the desire to address
overall area transportation connectivity, the future redesign of the San Antonio/HWY 101
cloverleaf, and other considerations.
MTC Transit Oriented Communities Policy
The westernmost portion of the proposed BASA PDA boundary is within ½ mile of the San
Antonio Caltrain station. MTC recently adopted Resolution No: 4530, which contains MTC’s
Transit Oriented Communities (TOC) policy10 and is already applicable to this area. The TOC
policy mostly focuses on areas in the region within a ½ mile radius of fixed guideway transit
stations, such as BART stations and Caltrain stations. MTC previously signaled that it might
require cities to develop plans that are compliant with the TOC policy if those plans are funded
or supported by some sources of regional funding (specifically OBAG funding, as opposed to
REAP funding). If MTC approves this funding/TOC policy relationship, an OBAG grant, if
received, could obligate the City to create Tier 3 TOC policy compliant regulations for the
10 MTC Resolution No. 4530: https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2022-10/MTC_Resolution_4530.pdf.
portion of the BASA PDA area within ½ mile of the San Antonio Caltrain station only, not the
entire BASA PDA area and only if the City elected to accept the grant funding.11
Future Grants
MTC staff acknowledged to City staff that MTC policies could come forward that apply to PDAs
as it relates to either qualifying for future PDA planning grants or being competitive for those
grants. However, PDA designation does not mean that the City would need to apply for these
grants. Cities could also undesignate areas if desired. The benefit of designation remains that
designation is a gatekeeping requirement for the opportunity to apply for grant funding for all
the PDA area or subareas either for an area plan or for technical assistance.
Any future application for a PDA Planning Grant or Technical Assistance grant would go before
City Council for approval prior to submittal. At that time, staff would outline any pros/cons of
applying for a grant. City Council would be deciding at that time what overall and specific
planning efforts it would like to undertake, including if MTC TOC policy compliance would be of
interest.
Priority Sites
As discussed above, identifying Priority Sites provides access to potentially significant funding
sources for affordable housing development. Staff sees no disadvantages associated with
nominating the potential affordable housing site and park site identified for dedication to the
City in the pending Sobrato Development Agreement. The nomination does not obligate the
City to develop in any way. It is akin to submitting a letter of interest; any application for
funding would be a separate process.
Nomination of the one site (Attachment B) only helps to create a later opportunity to apply for
a regional funding source for affordable housing development. If the City was to receive a
dedication of land for an affordable housing and park site identified in the pending Sobrato
Development Agreement, the identification of these land uses qualifies the site as a Community
Anchor under the Priority Sites Program.
Private developers, Stanford University, and the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD) can
nominate sites on their own and do not require the City to initiate this request on the behalf of
a third party.
11 Geographic areas subject to the TOC Policy are categorized by tier according to the level of transit service at a fixed guideway
transit station within ½ mile. The San Antonio Caltrain Station qualifies as a Tier 3 fixed guideway transit station. For more
information, please refer to the Draft MTC Administrative Guidance: Transit-Oriented Communities Policy, Guidance for Public
Agency Staff Implementing Metropolitan Transportation Commission Resolution 4530, Draft March 2023:
https://mtc.ca.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2023-03/MTC_Draft_TOC_Policy_Administrative_Guidance_Mar2023.pdf.
Appendix B of the Draft MTC Administrative Guidance outlines TOC Policy Density Requirements, Appendix C outlines TOC
Policy Housing and Commercial Stabilization Policy Requirements. Appendix D outlines TOC Policy Parking Management
Requirements.
FISCAL/RESOURCE IMPACT
Staff would formalize the BASA PDA application through the submittal of any City Council
approval resolution. Staff would utilize the online Priority Sites nomination portal to nominate
the one parcel. There is no cost to designate a new PDA or nominate Priority Sites other than
already budgeted staff time. In the future, staff would bring PDA Planning Grant applications or
Priority Site funding applications to City Council for approval. Award of any PDA Planning Grant
or Priority Site funding would then be recognized in the City budget.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Brief discussion of the BASA PDA boundary and forthcoming discussion of BASA PDA
designation occurred at the August 10, 2023 City Council Housing Ad Hoc Committee meeting.
Staff received feedback to proceed with bringing the BASA PDA to City Council for discussion.
Staff did not engage directly with any members of the public regarding the BASA PDA boundary
or nomination of Priority Sites. Public discussion of these items will occur at the September 18,
2023 City Council meeting. Notification of this agenda item was sent to the newspaper for
publication on September 8, 2023.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The designation of a Priority Development Area and nomination of Priority Sites are not a
project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is exempted from
CEQA review.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment A: Draft Resolution
Attachment B: Proposed Priority Sites Nomination List
Attachment C: Palo Alto Existing and Proposed Priority Development Areas and PDA Eligible
Areas
APPROVED BY:
Jonathan Lait, Planning and Development Services Director
NOT YET APPROVED
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Resolution No. _____
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Palo Alto to Nominate the Bayshore
Alma San Antonio Area in South Palo Alto to the Association of Bay Area
Governments and Metropolitan Transportation Commission for Adoption as a
Designated Priority Development Area
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of
Bay Area Governments (ABAG) prepared Plan Bay Area 2050 (the Plan), a long-range plan
charting the course for the future of the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, the Plan serves as the Bay Area’s Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable
Communities Strategy, outlining strategies for growth and investment through the year 2050;
and
WHEREAS, ABAG and the MTC are created a Regional Growth Framework to be used in
the Plan;
WHEREAS, this Framework includes locally nominated Priority Development Areas (PDAs)
as locations to coordinate local and regional planning for housing, jobs, and future investment;
and
WHEREAS, MTC and ABAG are updating the Regional Growth Framework to allow for local
designation of new Priority Development Areas or modified Priority Development Areas,
WHEREAS, the adoption of a PDA does not change the zoning, comprehensive plan, or
other land use designation of the geographic area encompassed by the PCA, with local
jurisdictions retaining full land use control;
WHEREAS, jurisdictions with PDAs have access to regional funding that is dedicated to
plans and infrastructure improvements in PDAs; and
WHEREAS, the City adopted a 6th Cycle Housing Element and many identified Housing
Opportunity sites are in the Bayshore Alma San Antonio Area in South Palo Alto;
WHEREAS, additional City planning initiatives will involve the Bayshore Alma San Antonio
Area in South Palo Alto;
WHEREAS, the designation of the Bayshore Alma San Antonio Area in South Palo Alto as
a local priority development area will open funding opportunities for future development and
infrastructure improvements.
NOT YET APPROVED
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NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows: the
Council approves of the designation of the Bayshore Alma San Antonio Area in South Palo Alto as
shown in Attachment A as a Priority Development Area and authorizes the City Manager or
designee to submit to ABAG and MTC to designate this area as a Priority Development Area.
INTRODUCED and PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
____________________________ ____________________________
City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
____________________________ ____________________________
Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Director of Planning and
Development Services
NOT YET APPROVED
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List of Proposed Sites for Nomination as Priority Sites
Site Address Assessor’s
Parcel
Number
Size and Development Capacity
Notes/Source
Dedicated Affordable
Housing and Park
Site*
3200 Park
Boulevard
132-38-071 &
132-38-043
*Status: dedication of a site proposed to City,
Development Agreement entitlement under
review
Sources:
1. Sobrato Development Agreement Application - 3200 Park Boulevard (22PLN-00287 and 22PLN-
00288): https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Planning-Development-Services/Current-
Planning/Projects/3200-Park-Boulevard.
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Charleston Road
Middlefield Road
Alma Street
San Antonio Road
San Antonio Avenue
San Antonio Road
Hy 101 South
Louis Road
Hy 101 North
San Antonio Road
Ross Road
Charleston Road
Middlefield Road
Fabian Way
East Bayshore Road
Alma Street
East Meadow Drive
West Bayshore Road
Ely Place
Loma Verde Avenue
Grove Avenue
Ferne Avenue
Nelson Drive
Greer Road
Stockton Place
Ames Avenue
San Antonio Avenue
Monroe Drive
Nathan Way
Colorado Avenue
Sutherland Drive
(none)
Montrose Avenue
Parkside Drive
Maddux Drive
Morris Drive
Miller Avenue
Alger Drive
Creekside Drive
Arbutus Avenue
Kenneth Drive
Transport Street
Whitclem Drive Briarwood Way
Commercial Street
Gailen Avenue
Janice Way
Scripps Avenue
Bibbits Drive
Mayview Avenue
Park Boulevard
Evergreen Drive
Rorke Way
Edlee Avenue
Dake Avenue
Seminole Way
Silva Avenue
South Court
Christine Drive
Talisman Drive
Cowper Street
Fabian Street
Murdoch Drive
David Avenue
Industrial Avenue
East Meadow CircleRichardson Court
Lupine Avenue
Mumford Place
Vernon Terrace
Redwood Circle
Stelling Drive
Ortega Court
Elwell Court
Cork Oak Way
Carlson Circle
Fallen Leaf Street
Thomas Drive
Clara Drive
Maplewood Avenue
Ross Court
Mackay Drive
Berryessa Street
Ashton Avenue
Stone Lane
May Court
Murray Way
Wilkie Way
Silva Court
Driftwood Drive
Corina Way
Greenmeadow Way
Bryant Street
Paloma Drive (Private)
Thornwood Drive
Tioga Court
Wright Place
Duncan Place
Holly Oak Drive
Miller Court
Ensign Way
Shasta Drive
Ben Lomond Drive
Diablo Court
Byron Street
Hemlock Court
Simkins Court
Dixon Place
Corporation Way
Altaire Walk
none
El Capitan Place
Keats Court
Talisman Court
Clifton Court
Quail Drive (Private)
Federation Way
Bautista Court
Otterson Court
Adobe Place
Lundy Lane
Nelson Court
Ames Court
Leghorn Street
Gailen Court
Genevieve Court
Charleston Court
Boronda Lane
Fairfield Court
Ferne Court
Thomas Drive
Hy 101 North
Ames Avenue
Mountain View
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Bayshore Alma San AntonioPriority Development Area (BASA PDA)&Priority Site Nomination
Purpose
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•Review designation of a new Priority Development
Area (PDA) in south Palo Alto
•Consider nomination of one Priority Site
Priority Development Areas (PDAs)
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•PDAs are a regional growth geography used in
MTC/ABAG’s regional planning to implement the Bay
Area’s state-required Sustainable Communities
Strategy
•PDAs represent areas within the region which cities
designated for focus on creating new development
with access to transit, community facilities and other
destinations
Priority Development Areas (PDAs)
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•PDA designation = access to regional funding:
•Creation of local plans (@$1.2M)
•Local plan amendments (@$600K)
•Implementation/Technical assistance (@ $200K)
•Examples:
•Downtown and Station Area Specific Plans
•Corridor Plans
•Parking Management Strategies
•Financing Plans and Nexus Studies
•Equitable Development Strategies
Priority Development Areas (PDAs)
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Palo Alto has two existing PDAs:
•California Avenue PDA:
Awarded $638K for NVCAP
•Downtown/University Avenue PDA:
Awarded $800K for Downtown Housing Plan
Priority Development Areas (PDAs)
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•MTC/ABAG recognized that 6th Cycle Housing
Elements across the region identified new planning
priorities
•New and modified PDAs approved by MTC/ABAG
on 09/11/23, including Palo Alto, dependent upon
City Council approval resolution
•September 30 deadline for submittal of Council
approval resolution
PDA Eligible Areas
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•San Antonio Corridor Study
•Housing Incentive Program (HIP) Sites
•Housing Element Opportunity Sites
•Historic properties along Alma
•Activity east of Highway 101
•San Antonio/101 cloverleaf future redesign
•Complete Streets efforts
•City initiatives
•S/CAP
•Sea Level Rise Adaptation
•Adjacent areas of change in Mountain View
Considerations for BASA PDA
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•Extends north to Colorado Ave
•Extends east to the Baylands
•Includes parcels on East Meadow Circle
•Includes parcels southeast of San
Antonio to the City limit
•Includes parcels northwest of San
Antonio along Fabian Way
•Includes parcels along Alma within City
limit
BASA PDA Boundary
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Priority Site Nomination
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•Potential 3.25-acre affordable housing and park
site identified in Sobrato Development Agreement
meets Community Anchor nomination criteria
•Nomination:
•non-binding letter of interest
•qualifies site to apply for future funding
•September 30 deadline to submit
Priority Sites Funding
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•Competitive grant funding for wide range of pre-
development activities, technical assistance, or low-
interest construction loans
•Approximately $3-$5M per Priority Site
Staff Recommendation
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•Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) designating a
new Priority Development Area in South Palo Alto,
named the Bayshore Alma San Antonio PDA
•Support the nomination of one property as a
Priority Site (Attachment B)