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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 2409-3536CITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Monday, December 09, 2024 Council Chambers & Hybrid 5:30 PM     Agenda Item     4.Adoption of a Resolution Accepting the Statement of Votes and Certificate of Election Results and Declaring the Results of the Consolidated Municipal Election Held on November 5, 2024; and Adoption of an Ordinance Approved by the Voters (Measure D) to Undedicate 0.33 Acres of El Camino Park; CEQA status - the Ordinance is exempt under Pub. Res. Code § 21080(b)(12). Late Packet Report Added City Council Staff Report Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR Lead Department: City Clerk Meeting Date: December 9, 2024 Report #:2409-3536 TITLE Adoption of a Resolution Accepting the Statement of Votes and Certificate of Election Results and Declaring the Results of the Consolidated Municipal Election Held on November 5, 2024; and Adoption of an Ordinance Approved by the Voters (Measure D) to Undedicate 0.33 Acres of El Camino Park; CEQA status - the Ordinance is exempt under Pub. Res. Code § 21080(b)(12). BACKGROUND This report will be a late packet report published on December 5, 2024. Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution certifying the results of the election and adopt an ordinance approved by the voters (Measure D) to undedicate 0.33 acres of El Camino Park. The Clerk will transmit the Council Resolution and Ordinance to the Secretary of State as required by State law. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Area Dedicated as El Camino Park to Discontinue the Park Use of Approximately 0.33 Acres APPROVED BY: Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk 6 0 5 3 City Council Staff Report Report Type: CONSENT CALENDAR Lead Department: City Clerk Meeting Date: December 9, 2024 Report #:2412-3852 TITLE Adoption of a Resolution Accepting the Statement of Votes and Certificate of Election Results and Declaring the Results of the Consolidated Municipal Election Held on November 5, 2024; and Adoption of an Ordinance Approved by the Voters (Measure D) to Undedicate 0.33 Acres of El Camino Park; CEQA status - the Ordinance is exempt under Pub. Res. Code § 21080(b)(12). RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the City Council adopt (1) a resolution certifying the results of the election and (2) an ordinance approved by the voters (Measure D) to undedicate 0.33 acres of El Camino Park. The Clerk will transmit the Council Resolution and Ordinance to the Secretary of State as required by State law. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Attachment A is the Ordinance amending the area dedicated as El Camino Park to discontinue the park use of approximately 0.33 Acres, which was approved by the voters in the November 5, 2024 election. The City Charter requires that the Council formally adopt the ordinance after voter approval1 and only one reading is required before the ordinance becomes effective.2 Attachment B is the proposed Resolution canvassing the results of the November 5, 2024 Consolidated Municipal Election for the purpose of electing four councilmembers and voting on one proposed ballot measure, Measure D. The County Election Department canvassed the returns of the election as required by law and has certified the vote results for the City of Palo Alto as follows: CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES % Greer Stone 14,717 15.55 George Lu 13,520 14.28 Pat Burt 12,925 13.65 Keith Reckdahl 11,561 12.21 1 See Govt. Code section 38451 as referenced in Appendix A to the City Charter. 2 See PAMC sections 2.04.270(b) and 2.04.330. 6 0 5 3 Doria Summa 11,551 12.20 Katie Causey 10,887 11.50 Cari Templeton 9,166 9.68 Anne W. Cribbs 7,462 7.88 Henry Etzkowitz 2,869 3.03 Total Votes 94,658 MEASURE D – DISCONTINUATION OF THE USE OF A PORTION OF PARK LAND AT EL CAMINO PARK TOTAL VOTES % Yes 22,806 73.77 No 8,107 26.23 Total Votes 30,913 The total number of registered voters in the City was 43,572; the total number of ballots including both mail-in ballots cast was 34,933. Results from each precinct are attached to the Resolution in Attachment B. According to the ROV, voters who do not know their precinct are assigned to precinct 0002001, which is why there are more votes cast than registered voters. ATTACHMENTS Attachment A - Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Area Dedicated as El Camino Park to Discontinue the Park Use of Approximately 0.33 Acres Attachment B – Resolution Declaring the Results of the November 5, 2024 Election APPROVED BY: Mahealani Ah Yun, City Clerk NOT YET APPROVED 1 Ordinance No. _____ Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Area Dedicated as El Camino Park to Discontinue the Park Use of Approximately 0.33 Acres The People of the City of Palo Alto do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Exhibit A-19 of Title 22 (Parks) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new text underlined): EXHIBIT A-19 LEGAL DESCRIPTION EL CAMINO PARK Beginning at the most northerly corner of that certain 1.194 acre parcel of land described in that certain sublease between the City of Palo Alto and Southern Pacific Railroad Company, dated October 2, 1939; thence S. 17° 13' 57" E. along the westerly line of said parcel 143.13 feet; thence S. 51° 41' 59" E. 421.31 feet; thence northeasterly along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 13.64 feet, through a central angle of 90 00' for an arc length of 21.42 feet to a point of reverse curve; thence southeasterly along a curve to the right, having a radius of 13.64 feet, through a central angle of 90° 00', for an arc length of 21.42 feet; thence S. 51° 41' 59" E. 122.41 feet; thence southerly along a tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 75 feet, through a central angle of 87° 29' 32", for an arc length of 114.53 feet, to a point of reverse curve; thence southerly along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 300 feet, to a point of reverse curve; thence southerly along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 300 feet, to a point of compound curve; thence continuing southerly along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 68 feet, through a central angle of 20° 03' 52" for an arc length of 23.81 feet, to a point of reverse curve; thence southwesterly, along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 33.40 feet, through a central angle of 77° 52' 04", for an arc length of 45.39 feet, to a non-tangent point on the northeasterly line of El Camino Real; thence northwesterly, along said northeasterly line, the following courses and distances: N. 51° 13' 12" W. 566.52 feet; N. 42° 20' 20" W. 80.45 feet; along a curve to the left, having a radius of 1333 feet through a central angle of 8° 24' 00", for an arc length of 195.43 feet; N. 51° 08' W. 68.39 feet; along a tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 900 feet, through a central angle of 11° 08' 21", for an arc length of 174.97 feet; N. 39° 59' 39" W. 317.82 feet; along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 72 feet, through a central angle of 73° 09' 21", for an arc length of 91.93 feet; N. 45° 58' 59" W. 436.48 feet; N. 41° 16' 13" W. 151.00 feet; along a curve to the right, having a radius of 102 feet, through a central angle of 16° 19' 30", for an arc length of 29.06 feet, to a point of compound curve, along a curve to the right, having a radius of 12 feet, through a central angle of 90° 08' 53", for an arc length of 18.88 feet; N. 31° 10' 38" W. 85.53 feet; N. 51° 31' 10" W. 123.49 feet; N. 49° 31' 31" W. 69.11 feet to a point in the centerline of San Francisquito Creek; thence leaving said northeasterly line of El Camino Real, and running along the centerline of said creek S. 85° 56' 59" E. 164.52 feet and N. 62° 31' 01" E. 77.22 feet, to a point on the southwesterly line of the Southern Pacific right-of-way; thence southeasterly along the southwesterly line S. 51° 35' 10" E. 7.93 feet; S. 51° 41' 59" E. 797.87 feet and S. 46° 56' 10" E. 602.08 feet; thence S. 38° 18' 01" W. 60.00 feet to the point of beginning. Excepting NOT YET APPROVED 2 therefrom the following described portion of Palo Alto Avenue: Beginning at the northerly terminus of the above described as "having a radius of 12 feet, through a central angle of 90° 08' 53", for an arc length of 18.88 feet"; thence easterly along a compound curve to the right, having a radius of 182 feet, through a central angle of 19° 27' 55", an arc length of 61.83 feet; thence N. 81° 46' 56" E. 59.63 feet; thence N. 84° 40' 59" W. along said right-of-way line 86.96 feet; thence S. 84° 40' 05" W. 192.23 feet; thence westerly along a curve to the right, having a radius of 382 feet, through a central angle of 7° 50' 24", an arc distance of 52.27 feet; thence S. 31° 10' 38" E. 85.53 feet to the point of beginning. Also excepting therefrom that portion thereof described in Resolution No. 5802 of the City of Palo Alto recorded July 16, 1980 in Book F442 of Official Records at Page 707, records of Santa Clara County, California. Also excepting therefrom that certain 0.551 acre parcel described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the southwesterly line of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company's right-of-way, 230 feet in width, (as described in that certain easement of Leland Stanford to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, dated November 23, 1892, and recorded October 28, 1915, in Volume 435 of Deeds at page 244, Santa Clara County Records, in which the bearing of said line is called North 51 28' West, which is also the southwesterly line of that certain easement (Palo Alto Agreement No. 224) granted by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to the City of Palo Alto by Agreement dated October 2, 1939, and recorded November 27, 1939, in Book 954 of Official Records, page 567, Santa Clara County Records), with the center line of University Avenue produced southwesterly, as said University Avenue exists 75 feet in width (said intersection being the most easterly point of Parcel 1 as described in that certain lease of the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University of the City of Palo Alto (Palo Alto Lease No. 3) dated June 10, 1915, and recorded by Stanford University on September 23, 1915, in Vol. P of Leases at page 333 et seq., Santa Clara County Records, in which the bearing of said line is called North 51 45" West); thence North 51 45' West along said southwesterly line a distance of 467.50 feet to the intersection of said line of right-of-way with the center line of Lytton Avenue (prolonged); a distance of 81.00 feet to a point on the southwesterly most line of Parcel No. 2, City of Palo Alto Agreement No. 46, dated October 2, 1939, and recorded October 30, 1939, in Book 951 of Official Records, page 580, Santa Clara County Records, which point is the true point of commencement; thence South 51 45' East, along said southwesterlymost line, a distance of 25.00 feet; thence South 38 15' West a distance of 120.00 feet; thence North 51 45' West a distance of 200.00 feet; thence North 38 15' East a distance of 120.00 feet to a point on the above mentioned southwesterlymost line of Parcel No. 2; thence South 51 45' East a distance of 175.00 feet along said line to the true point of commencement. SAVE AND EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PORTION THEREOF DISCONTINUED FOR PARK PURPOSES PURSUANT TO A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, AS CONFIRMED BY ORDINANCE NO. _____: Real property in the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows: NOT YET APPROVED 3 Being a portion of Park Parcel 1, as said Parcel 1 is described in that certain document, recorded on September 6, 2012, as Document 21840095, Official Records of Santa Clara County, more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the most westerly corner of Palo Alto Station Grounds, as said Station Grounds are described in that certain easement from Leland Stanford to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, dated November 23, 1892 and recorded October 28, 1915 in Volume 435 of Deeds at Page 244, Official Records of Santa Clara County, said point being marked by a found 3/4” iron pipe with wood plug and tack; Thence along the northeasterly line of said Park Parcel, South 16°12’28” East, 56.48 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; Thence leaving said point and continuing along said northeasterly line, South 16°12’28” East, 86.65 feet to an angle point in said northeasterly line; Thence along said northeasterly line, South 50°40’30” East, 4.34 feet; Thence leaving said northeasterly line, South 34°32’43” West, 24.21 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 273.00 feet; Thence southwesterly along said curve, through a central angle of 09°40’14”, for an arc length of 46.08 feet; Thence South 44°12’57” West, 49.45 feet, to the beginning of a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 49.50 feet; Thence southerly along said curve, through a central angle of 62°46’25”, for an arc length of 54.23 feet to the northeasterly line of El Camino Real (State Highway 82); Thence northwesterly along said northeasterly line, North 41°18’51” West, 2.64 feet; to the beginning of a non-tangent curve, concave to the southwest, having a radius of 1,333.00 feet, with a radial line that bears North 48°17’29” East; Thence continuing along said northeasterly line and northwesterly along said curve, through a central angle of 04°28’38”, for an arc length of 104.17 feet; Thence leaving said northeasterly line, North 44°14’48” East, 87.93 feet; to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 260.50 feet; Thence northeasterly along said curve, through a central angle of 04°48’43”, for an arc length of 21.88 feet; Thence North 49°03’31” East, 59.71 feet, to the beginning of a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 19.50 feet; NOT YET APPROVED 4 Thence northerly along said curve, through a central angle of 66°09’32”, for an arc length of 22.52 feet; Thence North 29°22’27” East, 14.50 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing an area of 13,960 square feet, more or less. SECTION 2. The area being discontinued for park purposes in Section 1 of this Ordinance is based on the legal survey attached as Exhibit 1. SECTION 3. The area being undedicated as parkland by this Ordinance may only be used to construct a road linking the adjacent Palo Alto Transit Center with El Camino Real and related improvements, such as but not limited to: bus stops, utility infrastructure, landscaping, sidewalks, bicycle paths, safety infrastructure, parking spaces, lighting, signage and wayfinding, parking restrictions, and any improvement otherwise permitted in dedicated parkland (including those permitted after adoption of an ordinance). SECTION 4. The City Council finds this proposed transit connector project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed project comes within the statutory exemption for “facility extensions not to exceed four miles in length which are required for the transfer of passengers from or to exclusive public mass transit guideway or busway public transit services.” Pub. Res. Code § 21080(b)(12). Due to its fixed location, Caltrain qualifies as an “exclusive public mass transit guideway” service. The proposed project would extend the existing transit center facility by approximately 210 feet, through the intersection of Quarry Road and El Camino Real, to facilitate the transfer of passengers to Caltrain, among other public transit services. SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective only if approved by a majority of the voters and shall go into effect immediately after the vote is declared and this ordinance is adopted by the City Council. // // // // NOT YET APPROVED 5 SECTION 6. Execution. The Mayor is hereby authorized to attest to the adoption of this Ordinance by the voters of the City by signing where indicated below. I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was PASSED, APPROVED by the People of the City of Palo Alto voting in the election set on November 5, 2024 and ADOPTED by the City Council pursuant to California Government Code section 38451 as incorporated into Appendix A to the Charter of the City of Palo Alto. ATTEST: __________________________ ___________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ___________________________ ___________________________ City Attorney or designee City Manager ___________________________ Director of Community Services ___________________________ Chief Transportation Official NOT YET APPROVED 6 Exhibit 1 NOT YET APPROVED 7 NOT YET APPROVED 8 NOT YET APPROVED 9 ** END HERE ** NOT YET APPROVED Ordinance No. _____ Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Area Dedicated as El Camino Park to Discontinue the Park Use of Approximately 0.33 Acres The People of the City of Palo Alto do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Exhibit A-19 of Title 22 (Parks) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows (new text underlined): EXHIBIT A-19 LEGAL DESCRIPTION EL CAMINO PARK Beginning at the most northerly corner of that certain 1.194 acre parcel of land described in that certain sublease between the City of Palo Alto and Southern Pacific Railroad Company, dated October 2, 1939; thence S. 17° 13' 57" E. along the westerly line of said parcel 143.13 feet; thence S. 51° 41' 59" E. 421.31 feet; thence northeasterly along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 13.64 feet, through a central angle of 90 00' for an arc length of 21.42 feet to a point of reverse curve; thence southeasterly along a curve to the right, having a radius of 13.64 feet, through a central angle of 90° 00', for an arc length of 21.42 feet; thence S. 51° 41' 59" E. 122.41 feet; thence southerly along a tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 75 feet, through a central angle of 87° 29' 32", for an arc length of 114.53 feet, to a point of reverse curve; thence southerly along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 300 feet, to a point of reverse curve; thence southerly along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 300 feet, to a point of compound curve; thence continuing southerly along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 68 feet, through a central angle of 20° 03' 52" for an arc length of 23.81 feet, to a point of reverse curve; thence southwesterly, along a reverse curve to the right having a radius of 33.40 feet, through a central angle of 77° 52' 04", for an arc length of 45.39 feet, to a non-tangent point on the northeasterly line of El Camino Real; thence northwesterly, along said northeasterly line, the following courses and distances: N. 51° 13' 12" W. 566.52 feet; N. 42° 20' 20" W. 80.45 feet; along a curve to the left, having a radius of 1333 feet through a central angle of 8° 24' 00", for an arc length of 195.43 feet; N. 51° 08' W. 68.39 feet; along a tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 900 feet, through a central angle of 11° 08' 21", for an arc length of 174.97 feet; N. 39° 59' 39" W. 317.82 feet; along a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 72 feet, through a central angle of 73° 09' 21", for an arc length of 91.93 feet; N. 45° 58' 59" W. 436.48 feet; N. 41° 16' 13" W. 151.00 feet; along a curve to the right, having a radius of 102 feet, through a central angle of 16° 19' 30", for an arc length of 29.06 feet, to a point of compound curve, along a curve to the right, having a radius of 12 feet, through a central angle of 90° 08' 53", for an arc length of 18.88 feet; N. 31° 10' 38" W. 85.53 feet; N. 51° 31' 10" W. 123.49 feet; N. 49° 31' 31" W. 69.11 feet to a point in the centerline of San Francisquito Creek; thence leaving said northeasterly line of El Camino Real, and running along the centerline of said creek S. 85° 56' 59" E. 164.52 feet and N. 62° 31' 01" E. 77.22 feet, to a point on the southwesterly line of the Southern Pacific right-of-way; thence southeasterly along the southwesterly line S. 51° 35' 10" E. 7.93 feet; S. 51° 41' 59" E. 797.87 feet and S. 46° 56' 10" E. 602.08 feet; thence S. 38° 18' 01" W. 60.00 feet to the point of beginning. Excepting NOT YET APPROVED therefrom the following described portion of Palo Alto Avenue: Beginning at the northerly terminus of the above described as "having a radius of 12 feet, through a central angle of 90° 08' 53", for an arc length of 18.88 feet"; thence easterly along a compound curve to the right, having a radius of 182 feet, through a central angle of 19° 27' 55", an arc length of 61.83 feet; thence N. 81° 46' 56" E. 59.63 feet; thence N. 84° 40' 59" W. along said right-of-way line 86.96 feet; thence S. 84° 40' 05" W. 192.23 feet; thence westerly along a curve to the right, having a radius of 382 feet, through a central angle of 7° 50' 24", an arc distance of 52.27 feet; thence S. 31° 10' 38" E. 85.53 feet to the point of beginning. Also excepting therefrom that portion thereof described in Resolution No. 5802 of the City of Palo Alto recorded July 16, 1980 in Book F442 of Official Records at Page 707, records of Santa Clara County, California. Also excepting therefrom that certain 0.551 acre parcel described as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the southwesterly line of the Southern Pacific Railroad Company's right-of-way, 230 feet in width, (as described in that certain easement of Leland Stanford to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, dated November 23, 1892, and recorded October 28, 1915, in Volume 435 of Deeds at page 244, Santa Clara County Records, in which the bearing of said line is called North 51 28' West, which is also the southwesterly line of that certain easement (Palo Alto Agreement No. 224) granted by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company to the City of Palo Alto by Agreement dated October 2, 1939, and recorded November 27, 1939, in Book 954 of Official Records, page 567, Santa Clara County Records), with the center line of University Avenue produced southwesterly, as said University Avenue exists 75 feet in width (said intersection being the most easterly point of Parcel 1 as described in that certain lease of the Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University of the City of Palo Alto (Palo Alto Lease No. 3) dated June 10, 1915, and recorded by Stanford University on September 23, 1915, in Vol. P of Leases at page 333 et seq., Santa Clara County Records, in which the bearing of said line is called North 51 45" West); thence North 51 45' West along said southwesterly line a distance of 467.50 feet to the intersection of said line of right-of-way with the center line of Lytton Avenue (prolonged); a distance of 81.00 feet to a point on the southwesterly most line of Parcel No. 2, City of Palo Alto Agreement No. 46, dated October 2, 1939, and recorded October 30, 1939, in Book 951 of Official Records, page 580, Santa Clara County Records, which point is the true point of commencement; thence South 51 45' East, along said southwesterlymost line, a distance of 25.00 feet; thence South 38 15' West a distance of 120.00 feet; thence North 51 45' West a distance of 200.00 feet; thence North 38 15' East a distance of 120.00 feet to a point on the above mentioned southwesterlymost line of Parcel No. 2; thence South 51 45' East a distance of 175.00 feet along said line to the true point of commencement. SAVE AND EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PORTION THEREOF DISCONTINUED FOR PARK PURPOSES PURSUANT TO A VOTE OF THE PEOPLE, AS CONFIRMED BY ORDINANCE NO. _____: Real property in the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California, described as follows: NOT YET APPROVED Being a portion of Park Parcel 1, as said Parcel 1 is described in that certain document, recorded on September 6, 2012, as Document 21840095, Official Records of Santa Clara County, more particularly described as follows: COMMENCING at the most westerly corner of Palo Alto Station Grounds, as said Station Grounds are described in that certain easement from Leland Stanford to the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, dated November 23, 1892 and recorded October 28, 1915 in Volume 435 of Deeds at Page 244, Official Records of Santa Clara County, said point being marked by a found 3/4” iron pipe with wood plug and tack; Thence along the northeasterly line of said Park Parcel, South 16°12’28” East, 56.48 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; Thence leaving said point and continuing along said northeasterly line, South 16°12’28” East, 86.65 feet to an angle point in said northeasterly line; Thence along said northeasterly line, South 50°40’30” East, 4.34 feet; Thence leaving said northeasterly line, South 34°32’43” West, 24.21 feet to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 273.00 feet; Thence southwesterly along said curve, through a central angle of 09°40’14”, for an arc length of 46.08 feet; Thence South 44°12’57” West, 49.45 feet, to the beginning of a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 49.50 feet; Thence southerly along said curve, through a central angle of 62°46’25”, for an arc length of 54.23 feet to the northeasterly line of El Camino Real (State Highway 82); Thence northwesterly along said northeasterly line, North 41°18’51” West, 2.64 feet; to the beginning of a non-tangent curve, concave to the southwest, having a radius of 1,333.00 feet, with a radial line that bears North 48°17’29” East; Thence continuing along said northeasterly line and northwesterly along said curve, through a central angle of 04°28’38”, for an arc length of 104.17 feet; Thence leaving said northeasterly line, North 44°14’48” East, 87.93 feet; to the beginning of a tangent curve to the right, having a radius of 260.50 feet; Thence northeasterly along said curve, through a central angle of 04°48’43”, for an arc length of 21.88 feet; Thence North 49°03’31” East, 59.71 feet, to the beginning of a tangent curve to the left, having a radius of 19.50 feet; NOT YET APPROVED Thence northerly along said curve, through a central angle of 66°09’32”, for an arc length of 22.52 feet; Thence North 29°22’27” East, 14.50 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING. Containing an area of 13,960 square feet, more or less. SECTION 2. The area being discontinued for park purposes in Section 1 of this Ordinance is based on the legal survey attached as Exhibit 1. SECTION 3. The area being undedicated as parkland by this Ordinance may only be used to construct a road linking the adjacent Palo Alto Transit Center with El Camino Real and related improvements, such as but not limited to: bus stops, utility infrastructure, landscaping, sidewalks, bicycle paths, safety infrastructure, parking spaces, lighting, signage and wayfinding, parking restrictions, and any improvement otherwise permitted in dedicated parkland (including those permitted after adoption of an ordinance). SECTION 4. The City Council finds this proposed transit connector project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The proposed project comes within the statutory exemption for “facility extensions not to exceed four miles in length which are required for the transfer of passengers from or to exclusive public mass transit guideway or busway public transit services.” Pub. Res. Code § 21080(b)(12). Due to its fixed location, Caltrain qualifies as an “exclusive public mass transit guideway” service. The proposed project would extend the existing transit center facility by approximately 210 feet, through the intersection of Quarry Road and El Camino Real, to facilitate the transfer of passengers to Caltrain, among other public transit services. SECTION 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective only if approved by a majority of the voters and shall go into effect immediately after the vote is declared and this ordinance is adopted by the City Council. // // // // NOT YET APPROVED SECTION 6. Execution. The Mayor is hereby authorized to attest to the adoption of this Ordinance by the voters of the City by signing where indicated below. I hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was PASSED, APPROVED by the People of the City of Palo Alto voting in the election set on November 5, 2024 and ADOPTED by the City Council pursuant to California Government Code section 38451 as incorporated into Appendix A to the Charter of the City of Palo Alto. ATTEST: __________________________ ___________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ___________________________ ___________________________ City Attorney or designee City Manager ___________________________ Director of Community Services ___________________________ Chief Transportation Official NOT YET APPROVED Exhibit 1 NOT YET APPROVED NOT YET APPROVED NOT YET APPROVED NOT YET APPROVED 125_20241205_ts24 1 Resolution No._____ Resolution of The Council of The City of Palo Alto Declaring the Results of the Consolidated General and Special Election Held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 R E C I T A L S A. On November 5, 2024, a municipal election was duly held in the City of Palo Alto pursuant to the provisions of Article III, Section 4 of the Charter of the City of Palo Alto for the purpose of electing four members to the City Council, each for a full term of four years expiring December 31, 2028 and to vote on one ballot measure at the request of the City Council: Ballot Measure D - Discontinuance of the Use of a Portion of Park Land at El Camino Park. SECTION 1. The Council finds and declares that: (a) A general and special municipal election was duly and regularly held on November 5, 2024, according to the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, Resolution Numbers 10165 and 10167, Ordinance 5625, and the election laws of the State of California; (b) The total number of registered voters in the City was 43,572; the total number of ballots cast was 34,933; the total number of votes cast in the City at the municipal election for the purpose of electing four council members for full terms was 94,658; and the total number of votes cast for or against Measure D was 30,913; (c) The total number of votes given and cast at the municipal election, including votes cast upon absentee ballots, was as follows for the candidates for City Council for full terms: CANDIDATE TOTAL VOTES % GREER STONE 14,717 15.55 GEORGE LU 13,520 14.28 PAT BURT 12,925 13.65 KEITH RECKDAHL 11,561 12.21 DORIA SUMMA 11,551 12.20 KATIE CAUSEY 10,887 11.50 CARI TEMPLETON 9,166 9.68 ANNE W. CRIBBS 7,462 7.88 HENRY ETZKOWITZ 2,869 3.03 TOTAL VOTES 94,658 NOT YET APPROVED 125_20241205_ts24 2 (d) Greer Stone, George Lu, Pat Burt, and Keith Reckdahl being the four candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office of Council Member for a full four-year term, were duly and regularly elected for terms of four years commencing January 1, 2025 to serve as Council Members of the City of Palo Alto; (e) The total number of votes given and cast at the municipal election, including votes cast upon absentee ballots, was as follows for Measure D: MEASURE D – DISCONTINUATION OF THE USE OF A PORTION OF PARK LAND AT EL CAMINO PARK Yes 22,806 73.77% No 8,107 26.23% TOTAL VOTES 30,913 (f) A majority of voters voted in favor of Measure D and it shall become a valid and binding ordinance upon City Council adoption in accordance with Govt. Code section 38451 as incorporated into Appendix A of the City Charter. SECTION 2. Attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference is the statement of the results as required by Section 10264 of the California Elections Code. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 9, 2024 AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: __________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: __________________________ Assistant City Attorney NOT YET APPROVED 125_20241205_ts24 3 EXHIBIT A – Statement of Results (See following pages) 1 City of Palo Alto Council Member Re g i s t e r e d Vo t e r s Vo t e r s C a s t Tu r n o u t ( % ) Ge o r g e L u Ca r i Te m p l e t o n He n r y Etz k o w i t z Ke i t h Re c k d a h l Ka t i e Ca u s e y An n e W . Cr i b b s Pa t B u r t Gr e e r S t o n e Do r i a Su m m a 16th Congressional District In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %1281 780 389 980 1064 799 999 1200 968 16th Congressional District Mail Voting 43572 31395 72.05 %12239 8386 2480 10581 9823 6663 11926 13517 10583 16th Congressional District Total 43572 34933 80.17 %13520 9166 2869 11561 10887 7462 12925 14717 11551 13th Senatorial District In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %1281 780 389 980 1064 799 999 1200 968 13th Senatorial District Mail Voting 43572 31395 72.05 %12239 8386 2480 10581 9823 6663 11926 13517 10583 13th Senatorial District Total 43572 34933 80.17 %13520 9166 2869 11561 10887 7462 12925 14717 11551 23rd Assembly District In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %1281 780 389 980 1064 799 999 1200 968 23rd Assembly District Mail Voting 43572 31395 72.05 %12239 8386 2480 10581 9823 6663 11926 13517 10583 23rd Assembly District Total 43572 34933 80.17 %13520 9166 2869 11561 10887 7462 12925 14717 11551 State Board of Equalization #2 In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %1281 780 389 980 1064 799 999 1200 968 State Board of Equalization #2 Mail Voting 43572 31395 72.05 %12239 8386 2480 10581 9823 6663 11926 13517 10583 State Board of Equalization #2 Total 43572 34933 80.17 %13520 9166 2869 11561 10887 7462 12925 14717 11551 County of Santa Clara In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %1281 780 389 980 1064 799 999 1200 968 County of Santa Clara Mail Voting 43572 31395 72.05 %12239 8386 2480 10581 9823 6663 11926 13517 10583 County of Santa Clara Total 43572 34933 80.17 %13520 9166 2869 11561 10887 7462 12925 14717 11551 5th Supervisorial District In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %1281 780 389 980 1064 799 999 1200 968 5th Supervisorial District Mail Voting 43572 31395 72.05 %12239 8386 2480 10581 9823 6663 11926 13517 10583 5th Supervisorial District Total 43572 34933 80.17 %13520 9166 2869 11561 10887 7462 12925 14717 11551 City of Palo Alto In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %1281 780 389 980 1064 799 999 1200 968 City of Palo Alto Mail Voting 43572 31395 72.05 %12239 8386 2480 10581 9823 6663 11926 13517 10583 City of Palo Alto Total 43572 34933 80.17 %13520 9166 2869 11561 10887 7462 12925 14717 11551 Total - In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %1281 780 389 980 1064 799 999 1200 968 Total - Mail Voting 43572 31395 72.05 %12239 8386 2480 10581 9823 6663 11926 13517 10583 Contest Total 43572 34933 80.17 %13520 9166 2869 11561 10887 7462 12925 14717 11551 Printed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:42 PM Page 149 of 227Data Refreshed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:41 PM Santa Clara Santa Clara November 5 2024 General Election November 5, 2024 General Election SOV by District November 5, 2024 1 City of Palo Alto Council Member Re g i s t e r e d Vo t e r s Vo t e r s C a s t Tu r n o u t ( % ) Ge o r g e L u Ca r i Te m p l e t o n He n r y Etz k o w i t z Ke i t h Re c k d a h l Ka t i e Ca u s e y An n e W . Cr i b b s Pa t B u r t Gr e e r S t o n e Do r i a Su m m a 0002001 In-Person 5 48 960.00 %16 8 8 6 9 9 9 2 4 0002001 Mail Voting 5 5 100.00 %3 1 1 3 1 1 2 2 0002001 Total 5 53 1,060.00 % 19 8 9 7 12 10 10 4 6 0002002 In-Person 2396 212 8.85 %70 50 29 35 78 57 54 56 37 0002002 Mail Voting 2396 1672 69.78 %640 501 189 393 593 359 504 539 381 0002002 Total 2396 1884 78.63 %710 551 218 428 671 416 558 595 418 0002003 In-Person 2584 214 8.28 %82 55 28 56 70 49 53 59 57 0002003 Mail Voting 2584 1973 76.35 %883 551 165 612 693 412 696 786 684 0002003 Total 2584 2187 84.64 %965 606 193 668 763 461 749 845 741 0002006 In-Person 87 1 1.15 %1 0002006 Mail Voting 87 61 70.11 %30 17 8 26 25 7 17 26 12 0002006 Total 87 62 71.26 %30 17 8 26 25 7 17 26 13 0002009 In-Person 2781 292 10.50 %101 68 37 78 95 56 85 79 85 0002009 Mail Voting 2781 1838 66.09 %777 480 192 558 607 377 618 739 579 0002009 Total 2781 2130 76.59 %878 548 229 636 702 433 703 818 664 0002013 In-Person 2479 176 7.10 %71 39 21 79 45 37 59 63 50 0002013 Mail Voting 2479 1828 73.74 %637 467 159 768 516 403 768 799 686 0002013 Total 2479 2004 80.84 %709 507 180 847 561 440 828 862 736 0002014 In-Person 2879 264 9.17 %88 59 23 80 79 67 65 100 87 0002014 Mail Voting 2879 2001 69.50 %772 522 174 718 570 379 726 823 725 0002014 Total 2879 2265 78.67 %860 581 197 799 649 446 791 923 812 0002016 In-Person 2954 291 9.85 %98 54 36 78 80 65 81 96 89 0002016 Mail Voting 2954 1961 66.38 %734 513 179 670 562 398 650 798 688 0002016 Total 2954 2252 76.24 %832 567 215 748 642 463 731 894 777 0002018 In-Person 138 11 7.97 %1 2 1 1 2 3 2 0002018 Mail Voting 138 70 50.72 %33 29 15 12 31 17 17 13 22 0002018 Total 138 81 58.70 %34 29 15 14 32 18 19 16 24 0002022 In-Person 7 3 42.86 %1 0002022 Mail Voting 7 5 71.43 %1 1 2 3 3 4 0002022 Total 7 8 114.29 %1 2 2 3 3 4 0002026 In-Person 1653 119 7.20 %48 36 11 38 44 31 35 42 36 0002026 Mail Voting 1653 1233 74.59 %454 289 106 476 340 222 527 548 459 0002026 Total 1653 1352 81.79 %502 325 117 514 384 253 562 590 495 0002030 In-Person 1942 168 8.65 %51 40 16 24 52 30 36 42 38 0002030 Mail Voting 1942 1384 71.27 %565 401 117 381 519 294 453 487 402 0002030 Total 1942 1552 79.92 %616 441 133 405 571 324 489 529 440 0002032 In-Person 2598 240 9.24 %92 46 23 65 58 59 63 82 64 0002032 Mail Voting 2598 1801 69.32 %754 500 127 546 604 398 592 763 552 0002032 Total 2598 2041 78.56 %846 546 150 611 662 457 655 845 616 0002035 In-Person 1867 126 6.75 %58 25 8 32 39 30 38 51 40 0002035 Mail Voting 1867 1367 73.22 %566 325 87 490 373 303 485 626 470 0002035 Total 1867 1493 79.97 %624 350 95 522 412 333 523 677 510 0002036 In-Person 2932 226 7.71 %84 58 27 56 71 49 58 82 61 0002036 Mail Voting 2932 2117 72.20 %795 595 151 778 684 402 825 999 781 0002036 Total 2932 2343 79.91 %879 653 178 834 755 451 883 1081 842 0002043 In-Person 2544 182 7.15 %74 29 15 45 46 35 58 65 50 0002043 Mail Voting 2544 1890 74.29 %783 513 114 628 523 465 774 885 668 0002043 Total 2544 2072 81.45 %857 542 129 674 569 500 832 950 718 0002049 In-Person 2911 219 7.52 %69 45 34 58 72 51 66 78 53 0002049 Mail Voting 2911 2172 74.61 %841 611 131 710 779 509 930 983 702 Printed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:22 AM Page 468 of 1073Data Refreshed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:22 AM Santa Clara Santa Clara November 5 2024 General Election November 5, 2024 General Election SOV by Precinct November 5, 2024 1 City of Palo Alto Council Member Re g i s t e r e d Vo t e r s Vo t e r s C a s t Tu r n o u t ( % ) Ge o r g e L u Ca r i Te m p l e t o n He n r y Etz k o w i t z Ke i t h Re c k d a h l Ka t i e Ca u s e y An n e W . Cr i b b s Pa t B u r t Gr e e r S t o n e Do r i a Su m m a 0002049 Total 2911 2391 82.14 %910 656 165 768 851 560 996 1061 755 0002065 In-Person 2738 210 7.67 %71 57 22 68 79 58 68 69 57 0002065 Mail Voting 2738 2083 76.08 %712 548 124 719 674 441 929 955 729 0002065 Total 2738 2293 83.75 %783 605 146 787 753 499 997 1024 786 0002078 In-Person 2284 144 6.30 %59 26 13 50 36 28 49 72 44 0002078 Mail Voting 2284 1699 74.39 %659 421 103 571 482 358 726 806 565 0002078 Total 2284 1843 80.69 %718 447 116 621 518 386 775 878 609 0002095 In-Person 2517 195 7.75 %74 40 17 69 56 39 65 86 58 0002095 Mail Voting 2517 1818 72.23 %651 460 143 653 519 360 758 906 664 0002095 Total 2517 2013 79.98 %725 500 160 722 575 399 823 992 722 0002103 In-Person 569 42 7.38 %11 14 7 12 12 8 14 14 10 0002103 Mail Voting 569 396 69.60 %142 96 39 116 134 76 133 136 124 0002103 Total 569 438 76.98 %153 110 46 128 146 84 147 150 134 0002110 In-Person 2346 134 5.71 %54 26 13 47 38 37 37 55 43 0002110 Mail Voting 2346 1763 75.15 %702 469 126 670 493 415 705 805 606 0002110 Total 2346 1897 80.86 %756 495 139 717 531 452 742 860 649 0002125 In-Person 298 18 6.04 %7 3 2 4 3 3 4 2 0002125 Mail Voting 298 212 71.14 %88 68 26 67 76 52 73 75 67 0002125 Total 298 230 77.18 %95 71 26 69 80 55 76 79 69 0002126 In-Person 60 3 5.00 %2 1 1 1 0002126 Mail Voting 60 45 75.00 %17 9 4 16 20 12 19 18 11 0002126 Total 60 48 80.00 %19 10 5 16 20 12 20 18 11 0002145 In-Person 0 0 0002145 Mail Voting 0 0 0002145 Total 0 0 0002146 In-Person 0 0 0002146 Mail Voting 0 0 0002146 Total 0 0 0002151 In-Person 3 0 0.00 % 0002151 Mail Voting 3 1 33.33 % 0002151 Total 3 1 33.33 % Total - In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %1281 780 389 980 1064 799 999 1200 968 Total - Mail Voting 43572 31395 72.05 %12239 8386 2480 10581 9823 6663 11926 13517 10583 Contest Total 43572 34933 80.17 %13520 9166 2869 11561 10887 7462 12925 14717 11551 Printed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:22 AM Page 469 of 1073Data Refreshed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:22 AM Santa Clara Santa Clara November 5 2024 General Election November 5, 2024 General Election SOV by Precinct November 5, 2024 1 Measure D - City of Palo Alto, Amendment to Palo Alto Municipal Code Re g i s t e r e d Vo t e r s Vo t e r s C a s t Tu r n o u t ( % ) Ye s No 16th Congressional District In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %2080 1043 16th Congressional District Mail Voting 43572 31364 71.98 %20726 7064 16th Congressional District Total 43572 34902 80.10 %22806 8107 13th Senatorial District In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %2080 1043 13th Senatorial District Mail Voting 43572 31364 71.98 %20726 7064 13th Senatorial District Total 43572 34902 80.10 %22806 8107 23rd Assembly District In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %2080 1043 23rd Assembly District Mail Voting 43572 31364 71.98 %20726 7064 23rd Assembly District Total 43572 34902 80.10 %22806 8107 State Board of Equalization #2 In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %2080 1043 State Board of Equalization #2 Mail Voting 43572 31364 71.98 %20726 7064 State Board of Equalization #2 Total 43572 34902 80.10 %22806 8107 County of Santa Clara In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %2080 1043 County of Santa Clara Mail Voting 43572 31364 71.98 %20726 7064 County of Santa Clara Total 43572 34902 80.10 %22806 8107 5th Supervisorial District In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %2080 1043 5th Supervisorial District Mail Voting 43572 31364 71.98 %20726 7064 5th Supervisorial District Total 43572 34902 80.10 %22806 8107 City of Palo Alto In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %2080 1043 City of Palo Alto Mail Voting 43572 31364 71.98 %20726 7064 City of Palo Alto Total 43572 34902 80.10 %22806 8107 Total - In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %2080 1043 Total - Mail Voting 43572 31364 71.98 %20726 7064 Contest Total 43572 34902 80.10 %22806 8107 Printed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:42 PM Page 150 of 227Data Refreshed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 2:41 PM Santa Clara Santa Clara November 5 2024 General Election November 5, 2024 General Election SOV by District November 5, 2024 1 Measure D - City of Palo Alto, Amendment to Palo Alto Municipal Code Re g i s t e r e d Vo t e r s Vo t e r s C a s t Tu r n o u t ( % ) Ye s No 0002001 In-Person 5 49 980.00 %30 6 0002001 Mail Voting 5 5 100.00 %1 2 0002001 Total 5 54 1,080.00 % 31 8 0002002 In-Person 2396 212 8.85 %126 54 0002002 Mail Voting 2396 1668 69.62 %1119 326 0002002 Total 2396 1880 78.46 %1245 380 0002003 In-Person 2584 214 8.28 %133 58 0002003 Mail Voting 2584 1970 76.24 %1281 457 0002003 Total 2584 2184 84.52 %1414 515 0002006 In-Person 87 1 1.15 % 0002006 Mail Voting 87 61 70.11 %39 15 0002006 Total 87 62 71.26 %39 15 0002009 In-Person 2781 292 10.50 %162 98 0002009 Mail Voting 2781 1836 66.02 %1204 439 0002009 Total 2781 2128 76.52 %1366 537 0002013 In-Person 2479 176 7.10 %104 54 0002013 Mail Voting 2479 1829 73.78 %1240 394 0002013 Total 2479 2005 80.88 %1344 448 0002014 In-Person 2879 264 9.17 %141 86 0002014 Mail Voting 2879 1998 69.40 %1269 476 0002014 Total 2879 2262 78.57 %1410 562 0002016 In-Person 2954 291 9.85 %180 70 0002016 Mail Voting 2954 1959 66.32 %1268 469 0002016 Total 2954 2250 76.17 %1448 539 0002018 In-Person 138 11 7.97 %5 1 0002018 Mail Voting 138 70 50.72 %44 16 0002018 Total 138 81 58.70 %49 17 0002022 In-Person 7 3 42.86 %2 1 0002022 Mail Voting 7 5 71.43 %5 0002022 Total 7 8 114.29 %7 1 0002026 In-Person 1653 119 7.20 %77 29 0002026 Mail Voting 1653 1231 74.47 %817 277 0002026 Total 1653 1350 81.67 %894 306 0002030 In-Person 1942 168 8.65 %94 45 0002030 Mail Voting 1942 1381 71.11 %932 272 0002030 Total 1942 1549 79.76 %1026 317 0002032 In-Person 2598 240 9.24 %139 80 0002032 Mail Voting 2598 1799 69.25 %1158 455 0002032 Total 2598 2039 78.48 %1297 535 0002035 In-Person 1867 126 6.75 %66 47 0002035 Mail Voting 1867 1366 73.17 %880 336 0002035 Total 1867 1492 79.91 %946 383 0002036 In-Person 2932 226 7.71 %137 65 0002036 Mail Voting 2932 2116 72.17 %1444 434 0002036 Total 2932 2342 79.88 %1581 499 0002043 In-Person 2544 182 7.15 %102 62 0002043 Mail Voting 2544 1889 74.25 %1249 434 0002043 Total 2544 2071 81.41 %1351 496 0002049 In-Person 2911 219 7.52 %126 61 0002049 Mail Voting 2911 2170 74.54 %1510 438 Printed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:22 AM Page 998 of 1073Data Refreshed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:22 AM Santa Clara Santa Clara November 5 2024 General Election November 5, 2024 General Election SOV by Precinct November 5, 2024 1 Measure D - City of Palo Alto, Amendment to Palo Alto Municipal Code Re g i s t e r e d Vo t e r s Vo t e r s C a s t Tu r n o u t ( % ) Ye s No 0002049 Total 2911 2389 82.07 %1636 499 0002065 In-Person 2738 210 7.67 %135 60 0002065 Mail Voting 2738 2082 76.04 %1385 471 0002065 Total 2738 2292 83.71 %1520 531 0002078 In-Person 2284 144 6.30 %77 55 0002078 Mail Voting 2284 1697 74.30 %1128 371 0002078 Total 2284 1841 80.60 %1205 426 0002095 In-Person 2517 195 7.75 %115 62 0002095 Mail Voting 2517 1816 72.15 %1149 458 0002095 Total 2517 2011 79.90 %1264 520 0002103 In-Person 569 41 7.21 %27 6 0002103 Mail Voting 569 395 69.42 %235 107 0002103 Total 569 436 76.63 %262 113 0002110 In-Person 2346 134 5.71 %89 36 0002110 Mail Voting 2346 1763 75.15 %1192 358 0002110 Total 2346 1897 80.86 %1281 394 0002125 In-Person 298 18 6.04 %12 6 0002125 Mail Voting 298 212 71.14 %145 52 0002125 Total 298 230 77.18 %157 58 0002126 In-Person 60 3 5.00 %1 1 0002126 Mail Voting 60 45 75.00 %32 7 0002126 Total 60 48 80.00 %33 8 0002145 In-Person 0 0 0002145 Mail Voting 0 0 0002145 Total 0 0 0002146 In-Person 0 0 0002146 Mail Voting 0 0 0002146 Total 0 0 0002151 In-Person 3 0 0.00 % 0002151 Mail Voting 3 1 33.33 % 0002151 Total 3 1 33.33 % Total - In-Person 43572 3538 8.12 %2080 1043 Total - Mail Voting 43572 31364 71.98 %20726 7064 Contest Total 43572 34902 80.10 %22806 8107 Printed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:22 AM Page 999 of 1073Data Refreshed: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 11:22 AM Santa Clara Santa Clara November 5 2024 General Election November 5, 2024 General Election SOV by Precinct November 5, 2024