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December 13, 1990
THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA
COUNCIL PRIORITIES ~ 1991
Members of the Council:
Bepo .... t in Brief
The Council will begin its annual process of establishing
priorities at a work session scheduled for Monday, January 7, 1991.
This staff r~rt transmits to the Council several items which may
assist Council Members in their development of potential priority
issues for 1991. This report is being distributed several weeks in
advance in order that Council Members, and interested members of
the public, ~y have ample time to prepare for the work session.
§a,ckground
At the beginning of the 1987 calendar year, the council initiated
a rrocess for selecting its priorities for tbe ensuing year. The
intent of the process, which the Council bas continued to utilize
each year, is to identiry issues which are .atters of t.portance to
palo Alto and Which require the establishment of a Council policy
or warrant intensified activity to resolve a problem or accomplish
a goal. Setting priorities on a calendar year basis allows the
opportunity to accoIllllKXlate thea in the. preparation of the City's
fiscal year budget and also to coincide with the Mayor's
administration.
The Proce~s and Proposed Schedule
The pr~es5 for setting priorities which the Council bas utilized
the past four ye,ars enables Council Members to individually put
forth any number of potential issuee for consideration, allows time
to independe.ntly reflect upon and rank them .. and concludes with a
final work session at which the council develops consensus on the
two or three issuee which will be the City's priorities for the
year.
Assuming that the Council intends to repeat the established process
in 1991, the steps and proposed schedule are as follows:
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1. At the I,pu." 7 work session, deyelop the list of potential
iu.uH from which the priorities will be aeleeted,. The Mayor
will callan each Council Xeaber in rotation to Buqqest ~
issue for inclusion in the 1991 list. The Mayor continues to
90 round the Council as many t.imes as necessary, until Council
Members have put forth all i.s~ea ~8sired. It vill expedite
the process if Council K8llWerS will bring to the work session
a brief Yritten statement of ~ach issue which they intend to
suqgest for the list.
At this first sas810n l there is no debate on any item proposed
by • Council Kember. Whatever the issue is, it qoes on the
list. council Members •• y, of course, ask for clarification
of the issue stat8ll:ent. If oil Council Kember proposes tha.t an
issue statement be uaended or combined with another issue
statement, it must receive the concurrence of the Council
Member who proposed the oriqinal stata.ent.
2. The JaDUAl"7 10 Council packet will contain the compilation of
all the issues SQ9qBsted by Council Members at the work
session along with the score she.et for individul!ll
prioritizing.
3.. on or before. "'.1111&.1']' 28, council Hi8W;)ers will return their
individual score sheets to the City Xanaqer/a Office. Tbe
intervening period i. desiqned to allow time for the
interesteel community to become aware of' the auqqested priority
issues and voice their preferences to Council Members.
4. The January 31 Council packet viII contain the tabulation of
Council Members' individual prioritizinq.
5.. The tentative date tor the U.cond work session is 'fhrua" •.
At that tiDe, Council will review the rankinqs ar~ proceed to
establish consensus on the priorities for 1991.
Related Information
Attach.ent #1 to this staff report Is • copy of a handout prepared
for Council '8 OCtober 29 Town Hall Meetinq which lists the
priorities selected by Council in previous years.
There are additional attac:Juunts to this atatf report which may
assiat COuncil Kembers in foraulatinq the issues which they viII
put forth at the first work ses.ion. They include the complete
list of issues which w •• the basis for the Council's 19S0 priority
aettlng and the initial Council rankinq of those issues; a
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tabulation
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ot the results ot the priority setting ~urvey
at the Town Hall Meeting; and a summary of the 1SBues
lIuqgested by residents who attended the Town Hall
Also being: distributed in this packet ia a sQJllorandWi fro. the City
of Palo Alto Human Relations comaiasion, which forwards to Council
the Co .. ission'. suggestions for Council priorities~
An 4dditional staff report, summing up the City's proqress in
acc<mpllshi"9 the goals of Council'" 1990 prioritie .. , will I>e
d18trlbute4 in the January l council packet.
Respectfully submitted,
Kanager
lIttacbBlents,
1. 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1990 Council Priorities
2. EXcerpt fro. 1990 Prlority-Setti"9 Process, 1/2S/90
3. Citizen Input from Tovn Hall Meeting, 10/29/90
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City of PAlo Alto
COUNCIL PRIORITIBB
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Eaoh yeart sinoe 1987, the Counoil has devoted time to "elaotinq its priorities for the
enauinq cal&ndar year", The rea.o'n tOl" the practioe is to identify 1881.185 whloh are matters
of importance to Palo Alto and whioh require .O~e intensified effort or activity in order to
resolve a problem Or aocomplish .. goal.
Listed. below, itt the lett oolumn, are the priorltles whiCh were seleoted in previous year&
and, to the riqht, briet desoriptions of the resulting accomplishments. •
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citY/Sohoo~ Relationship.:
finanoial assistance and shared servioes;
comprehenwive planning for ohildren's policies and
proqra •• : long~ranqe plans Cor surplus gchool
distriot lands.
Lone) Term l"inanoial and IntrllstruQture Planning:
budqetinq, tunding criteria, and study of expend
iture limitations ftnd oondition of infrastruoture
elements.
Ne9'oti~ted lonq-term l08se Agreement with
PAosn for 35-acre Cubbarley site and
covenant that district would not Bsll or
.red4Jvelop surplus aohool property.
Extended dey child care provided at 11
elementary schools. Returbished playing
fields at 13 school sitae. Implem~nted
youth counselinq project.
Implemented a ne~ computerized tinancial
database system. Utility users tax,
authorized. Acoalerated th~ pavemen~v
maintenanoe and replacement program.'
Conducted utilities infrastructure
analysis and prepared long range plans
lor the water, qas, eloctric, w~.tewater.
refuse, and stom draln util.ities. I!:
Initiated a two-year budqet prooess. I
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zvaluatinq Service Lev_lsr
the ~l.tlv. importance of
are aooeptable •• rvJ.Cle
providinq alld tundinq naw
8.~io •• evaluated.
existing .ervia •• , what
levalsl cr!t~ria tor
•• rv1ce81 how well ar.
Parks Management1
appropriateness ot amenities,
starfinq.
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R.qion~l I~pBct. and ~elatlon8hip.,
con~ro16, and
balanoing the intluence ot oODlmllnitieB in Santa
Clara county and Ban Mat.eo county t the inter
relation.hips of development issues 1 the i\ppro
priata level of involvement in reqional and joint
power 6gencietl.
communications and Fublio Information proqram:
goals, objeotives, and tho oo~ponent$ ot a proqram.
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Reviewad and prioritiEed all City
•• rvioe., examined alternetlv •• , and
iaplemented permanent reduction. in
aIQployae position" and nOli-salary
expenditures. Conducted. a comprehen8ive
cost allooation/us. tae study, analyzinq
direot and overhead ooats associated with
all City operations and servioes.
ne-deslgned pionio areas and inBtitute~
reservation lind supervision pt'oqram t~
oontrol capacity use ot oo~unity parks.
Palo Alto became a major partioipant in
the Golden Triangle T~.k Foroe tor
transportation and land use planninq in
northern santa Clara County. Counoil h.A.
met. periodioally with· the Councils of
Monlo Park and ~aBt Palo Alto to di9CUSB
issues ot mutu~l interest.
New featurfC:B of the publiC intot'Dllatlo~
proqram have included publ.lcatiol\~V
(Annual Report to the Communit.y,
CitySoape quarterly newsletter, Financial
Highliqhts Report, Budget Summary for
residents), the Mayor's State ot the city
Address, the Town naIl Meetings, And the
government channel on oable t.elGvision.
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Neighborhood Livability anO 50al. ot Development.
oriteria and planning meOhanisms for development 1n
r •• idential zan.a,
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Raqional Impacts and Relationships,
work for oreation ot a meohanism that will mandate
cooparaCing allong jurisOictions whe" tho lanO UBe
decisions of one. oommunity have the potential to
l~paot another 1 aupport of torts to create one
ett6oti~e interqoYernmental ovganization in Santu
Clat'a county.
Palo Alto's Eoonomic Futurel
develop better understanding of the eoonomio Coroes
behind the Clty'~ tinanoial situationl compare
local with regional trends 1 oorrelate to Counoil
deoisions: evaluate all revenue 80urOsa.
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MopteO oOllprehenaiva ravbi"". to dngla
family residenoe regulations. Publiahed
zoning gul.dabook for oinqle family
property owner. and builder.. Completed
major revision ot multi-family zoning
ordinance ••
City baa beell aotiva partioipant in
regional (ABAG, MTC, and BAAQKD) plannin~
efforts related to transportation and ai~
quality. Worked with Leaque of
Ca.liforni4 Cities On development at'
growth management policy. COlll1Ci 1
assumed leadership role in ~~.tructur1ng
the Santa Clara county Intergovernmental
council to render it more capable of
handling substant!ve issues, and approved
oQnaolidat1on of eeveral bodies into the
new Santa Clara County Cities Associ&."
tion.
counail's FinanCe & Public Works
committee. meets twice mont.hly, giving
helqhtened attentioll to issues of
financial reporting, Il\,ld.it.ing, n6YI,-,:~
revenues, eoonomic foreoastIng, an~,.'9
budgeting. City Manaqer has directed
special Assignments to statr which fOcus
Cm developing iln underatanOinq ot the
physical, economic and personnel issues
that will affect the City in the next
deoades.
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Recycling.
place e"'Plt"de upon inc:re""iftCJ 1:0cycl1DCJ of t.1t ..
City's ••• t. stream to 25 peroeftt.
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Palo AltQ'. Eoono~io FUture:
beoome proaot.ive 1n <JUidinq Palo A.ltols eoonom.ic
future, develop an economio strategy.
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develop reoommendations for 8 long-·term,
ooordinated oommunity-wide IItrllteqy w.tth an
emphasis on prevention, intervontion, and
education; Boek continued support and funding for
regional entoroemantl 8har~ program experiences and
partioipation with neiqhboring jurisdiotions.
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1'11. City achiaved 70' poIrticipoltion in
t.he r •• idantial curbaide recyoliDCJ
pr<>9ram. Addad curbside OOllP08t and
o"rdbo"rd colleotion. ""9"n recyolil'lg
program tor dovnt()tifn bu.ines .....
Launolled pilot project tor polyetyrene
recyolinq. Adopted City preterenoa
policy for purch"ainCJ reoyoled produots.
~n Economio outlook Co.nittee wa~
•• tabliahad, to draw upon community
prote.sional resourOes t.o a •• lat the city
in tor.aastlnq. The 1990-9~ budqet
incorporated a. new coat-recovery baaed
user tee ~e~hodoloqy. CQuncil adopted a
real property asaot management policy Cor
City-owned property.
Tho city has 4 leadership role in the
oOJllmunity-wolde Palo Alto Substance Abuse
prevention Partnership. city and sch.ool
~l.triot jointly participated in state
fund"d substanco abuse cOlAnse11ng
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,conE SHED FOR PRIORITIZING TS~IIES
D[RECTlO~S:
Each C(l\lnciln~mbE!r' tlas 1000 points to di stribute 4t1'10l'lg the i 55""!>, 11, the
colu,"" beneath your na~1 indicate the mints YflU whh to assign t.o the 15soo.9
you vfew of partIcular ffllportance. R@fer to the t!nclosed lfst'fof the full
word1ng on the fssu@s.
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1. Palo Alto's economic future '~.50 '::loo ;l00 ?~ 300 IN) c_ I--.-t-.
2. Complet~ the ~Jrban design ph" 100 50 -
3. Continue to fnc,.ease recyclino efforts /00 15"0 7.5' 100 .)0 -
4. Trans2ortatfon demand mal'l&~ement DrOQr~~s ClOD C .'
*/00 ~Outreach to ne1shhoring communities 100 d :250 51) e -
6. Oumbarton BridgE" traffic solut1on 100 /50 f
long tern comprehenswe qoal 9100 "/50
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ajf'O * 12. Gann Limit and coftY.lllJnit~ understandinQ .. l.l(J
progrdtns to aU"dct ano (~~p L . -,'
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Re~110n41 tranTc'7n'(fC'Ongestion .
is, man090,,,nt plannino
li:..-citl".anas:er's Futures oaDer
17. Neiahborhood c"lIracter lind R"1 zones
18. Cubborley use
SCO~[ SH[ET fO> PRIORITIZING ISSV[S
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19. Graphic financial ~nformat1on fot Dublic --r-' 0 -
20. Noise control proQram, 100 150 .250 --
21. Complete the downtown bfke lanes 50 00 -
22. Growth of reolonal medical $orvices .-50 SO -.:'---
23. LOng range utility policios 9 5"r 1/00 .;lct) j 35""0 -. -
24. Discharge of heavl metals 50 It}iL 15('
tlevel ol'ment pot~ntidl 1n tali forn(a -' -
25. Avenue Business Ufstrfct /C{J 75 /ct"" 7 7:> .,-.-~
2b. Cftl incentives for chl1d care /}O 100 --, * 27. Update Compre~ens1vp. Plan ",-, .5""0 ...-'-, --'---".....:. ----1.-.....:-
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THE FOlLOWING PAGE IS AVAILABLE FOR COMMENTS. PLACE AN ASTERISK ON THE SCORE SHEET DY ANY ISSUES UPON
WHICij YOU HAYE COMMENTED.
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Score Sheet
Pag-e Three
footnotes and Id4itiopal Comm.nt.
~y Counell Kember'
Attachment 2
a. Consider consc1idatinq 1 and 12, u~ing 11 as the process.
b. Consider combining 1, 7, and 16.
c. Items' and 15 are related.
d. Item 5 inevitably will involve item lOb.
e. Items 5, 7~ 10, 15 and 16 are interrelated.
f. Itea 6 could also be combined with' and 1.!5.
9. Another possible combination is 7, 14, 16, and 23.
h. Items 7 and 14 could b~ paired.
i. Item 23 co~ld be included with 7 and 16.
1. (Fazzino) Need to work far more closely wi~~ large revenue
producers: make econoaic impact a siqnificant part of land use
decisionmaking; create long-range economiC plan.
s. (Fazzino) We must identify enduring ways in which to engage
in joint decisionmaking with neiqhboring communities on issues
such as transportation, drug abuse, an4 land use Which affect
allot us.
s. {Renzel) The OCtober earthquake was short (15 5econds), with
a Richter magnitl.:4e of 7.1. The 1906 quake. lasted 45+ seconds
and was Baqnitude 8. We need to reflect on our prOble~s from
the october quake and project our needs should a bigger ~~ake
occur, e.q., power outages, water supply, road syst~~s.
10. (Fazzino) In addition to outstanding efforts on the part of
the police department to work with other departments to stop
drug dealing, it is critical to evaluate the possibility ot
joint city/school drug abuse educati~n and intervention
pr09'rams.
12. (Kniss) This item would incorporate an ad hoc committee., a
valuable input for the City council.
14. (Kniss) This
to cithen
diver'gent~
will increase the accessibility of the Cour,cil
input, in meetings that arc geographically
Sco::,e Sheet
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Attachment 2
16. (Woolley) The pointz are tor .valuatinq services to ~etermine
where savinqs can be r.alized.. I would be interested in
involving a citizens' committee.
174 (Renzal) Some of the aost iaportant R-l vor~ remains to be
done, and Z would like to see it sooner t~an planned ..
27.. (Renzel) I am qlad ~e're republiabinq the Comprehensive Plan,
but it d~es deserve an overall look Boon.
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P'VLT' or InTI" 8CORIlfG
1. Palo ~to'. acono.ic future
10. Substance a.J:.use
16.. City Kanaqar's Future. paper
3.. Continue to increase recyclinq effort.
5. outreach to neiqb.borlnq coaauniti ••
7. Long ter. comprehens1:ve 9061
.Betting process
15. Regional traffic and conqestion
aanaq .... ent planninq
9. Hazardous materials progr ..
2. Cozplete the urban daaiqn plan
23. Lonq ranqe utility policies
25. Development potential in California
Avenue Business District
6. Dumbarton Bridge traffic solution
ll.o City resources and the 2 year budget cycle
B.. Disaster preparedness program
20. Noise control programs
14. Citizen input and reassessment
of priorities
12. Gann L1sit and community understanding
17. Keiqhborhood character and R-l zona.
Points
Assigned
1625
900
700
575
500
450
425
400
350
350
275
250
250
250
250
200
200
200
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t of Councilmembers
Sel@cti~ssue
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* The number shown here also includes Council Member{s} who did not assign
points to thea, but suqq"stec1 it be comllined with another item. Refer
to the footnotes on the composite score sheet
g~T8 or nrITIAL SCORTaG
(C<mtinuec:l )
24. Oischarqe of heavy •• tal.
18. CUbberley use
4. Transportation dem.and lIIanagement proqrams
13. Programs to attract and keep public
employees
2E. City incentives for child care
21. complete the downtown bike lanes
22. Growth of reqional ~ec:llca1 service.
27~ Update Comprehensive Plan
19. Graphic financial information for public
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• of Counc i lmembers
Sl!!lecting Issue
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points to thea, but auqq .. ted it be combined with another item. Refer
to the footnotes on the composite score sheet
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ATTACllHENT 3
CIT liD XIiPO'l' ntox
OC'1'OBBR 2t. 1990
Fifteen survey forms were returned by c1tizens
attendinq the Town Hall Meeting. The rankings
assigned to the various issues are indicated
on the attached copy of the form. Several
speakers also addressed the subj ect of council
priorities. The issues whicn they suggested
are also listed on this attachment~
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POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR
PALO ALTO an COUNOL 1991 PRIORITY SETflNG
PIe ..... rank the top 5 10 10 issues in importance to you (J = most important).
Your ideas will be helpful to the Coundl when we undertake our priority setting
fw 1991 early next year.
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MeaD Value: SOCIAL ISSUES
5.0 0
3.67 0
6.3' 0
6.11 0
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SeniDIS. Sen.ices. Sodal prognms. Recreation. The Ser.ior Cer.ter,
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Cbilchen. OUId care. Activities. Other 4-1-1-2-6-2
Subslance abuse. Education. E. .. 'orcement Progr=1 activities.
Other 1()..8-1
Special socW problems. Homeless. Racism. The disabled. Other -Senl0 r s
J-6-1Q.:1-8-J HOllleless
Education. ~/cooperate with PAUSD. Other..:4"'-"'-S ____ _
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GENERAL PLANNING ISSUES
Housing. AHordable housing. Jobs/housing imbalance. ResieOJ'.· High densi<y
tiAl development regulations. Re-zonl,"1g commercial to resiae.."ltial near t.l'atlsi t
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3.8 0 Commm:W develDpment. Development controls. Re-zoninglo
other uses. Loss of servias. Other·--,-2-:;,5~-=-J-:.::4c::-5~ _________ _
3.67 0 Tro1fk.l!egional actions. l.ocal actions. Problem areas. Other -Excessive tuffi'
1-4-7-1-7-2 in neignborboods
o Downtown. Development Busin£ss vitality. Other_--,,-3 ___ _
l.8 o N eighboriulods. Protection. Other.....:'",-:;.' -.:.9-,-2",-.=.4 ________ _
~ Othe:r~P.~<~ks~ ___________________ ___
MANAGEMENT/ADM1NlSTRA nON
J. JJ 0 Utilities. Management Impact on city budget/services. Rates.
Planning for the future. Other.....,.l-"'2;;:--"7-:;3"'-4::-~I _______ _
5.4 0 Ealnom1. Revenue SOUl'C2S. Relationship ID growth. .• to services. Buslne.s
Other .5-9-8-4-1 L:icenf~e tax
5. 11 0 Savices. Police. Fill!. Paramedic. Streets ar.d sidewalks. Parks.
Libraries. Recreation. Arts. Social progriUn$. Planning. Anim.aI
~ ~ Cit! Tree. -6-4-8-3-5-'-2-1-. o Other_~ ______________ _
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
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8.0 0 Baylancls. Protection. CCJIlCErnS. Other _..!'-"D-::.:5~ ____ _
o foothill. Preservation. Development. Other_-'9!-____ _ o CGnservmon. Prognms. Other_.!.l _______ _
3.2 0 Wastemanagment. Recycling. Waste disposal. Water quality.
Other Z-S-)-1-5
[5J Other All environmEntal issues -toeal ""0 Y9rldv1d,
REGIONAL ISSUes
;. ~ 7 0 Slanford. Development plans. Shopping Cenrer. Research Park.
foothills. Hospital Other,_~8-:.;5:::-":.-. _______ _
5.0 0 East Palo Alto/MenJo Park. Cooperation. . Development. Traffic.
EconottUC~Other'-21~-3L-_____________ _
8.0 0 Golden Triangle. Trafficmanagement. Housingrequirements. Dpg<ade signals
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Development IX)I\troIs. Qt..,.". 8-6 -1 0 a,rl sign.
no ()U1er~ Giaots Jall Park -SUDpo~t Cal Train
Upgrade
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aJRRENT ISSUES
CUbberley. MasJerPlan. Types 01 uses/users. Costslbeneilts.
Other 8
SOfA (South of fonest Ana). Plan. Types 01 uses. Neighborhood
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Medical Center Expansion. Master Plan. Neighborhood impact.
Communily impa..-t. Otherr __ ....!:9-:::4=-5~ ____________ _
Sand Hill Road. Connection to El Camino. !Ir.p=
Other 4-6-i-5
Univemity Circ:Je Development. Plan. Cily response to EPA Re, ogob. EPA' s
Ne:ghborhoocl concem.s. Costs/benelits. Other, __ .<:5-:!I~a ____ _'ne.d to devolop
OO..er Flcood Issue
ISSUES NOT USTID
SE::E ATIACHMEN1'
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l'O'HJI'I'IAL U801lS POR
nLO a.L¥O et" COUJICI!. 1"1 PRIORI" BBHI!lG
II1l'R'9KT COIIKBftS CCIICBR!lIRIJ ADDn'!ODL 188l1li8
UJ)9rade Bigning at major controlled intersections -synchronize
slqnals on 81 camino Real
sand Hill Road -extension needed, with ~ccess through El camino
Taxies -Cleanup -control
Establish a new tax, but exempt first 5,000 sq. ft.. of all
buildings (5)
Flood Plain -Fix preble.
Sound ~~11 on U.S~ 101 -Western side
Hire people who live in Palo Alto rather than subsidizing their
real estate requirements
Do not merqe our services with EPAjMenlo Park
Do not subsidize (Univeraity Circle/EPA) --it will impact Palo
Alto and create traffic
Disaster preparedness -neighborhood preparedness
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AttacnmecC 3
The foll~inq issues were 5uqgested for eonsideration as Council
priorities by those addressing the Council at the Town Hall
lIeetinq.
1. Resolution or the issue of FENA's flood pl~in requirements.
2. OUabarton Bridge congestion and the concept of the railroad
bridge as an alternative.
3. Traffic enforcement l particularly residential spoed ::'imits and
truck routes.
4. Allocation of transportation funds:
a) is Palo Alto receiving its fair share of Measure A ana gas
tax fUnds?
b} fUnding-emphasis should qo to ~ss transit.
s. rmprove the flow of traffic on arterials. Work with the city
of Mountain view to jOintly reduce consestion on San Antonio
Road intersections.
6. Assist citizens to more efficiently deal with the city
bureaucracy, e.9., to obtain street ana sidewalk repait"s~
apply for permits, etc.
7. Develop a stronq policy for the .aint-en&l'lCe of the City's new
CUbberley Ca.munity Center.
8. Institute a business license tax to add to the City's tax:
base.
9. Encouraqe the developaent of child care centers in downtown
Palo Alto and the stanford Re&earch Park.
10. Address the issues of COUncil size, membershipl and
representation ..
11. Improve Council -.eetil19 procedures &J."'ld environment so that
citizens can more comfortably and thoughtfully cOlElunicate
vi th th~ Council.
12. Develop incentives which will attract and retain qualified and
experienced City employees.