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Home My WebLink About0383.092- r ~. . -. . " . . , ." ~ - -",-~ .August 5, 1992 Honorable City Council Palo Alto, California Members of the council: 16 At the tin-.e we purchased Terman School frQm the School District, a neighborhood based ''' .... orking group" "Was forrr.ed to determine the uses to which tho: facility would be put. The results of that effort "Were adopted. in t:te form cf a Specific Plan .... 'hich. in turn/ became part of the CitY-wide Co~nprehensi ve Plan. A copy of the Terrna:"l specific Plan is att.acrled fer your informat.ion. Many of th<s cOm!':.itments made by the:. City Council in the SpecifiC Plan have been carried out. The athletic fields and the library are good examples. ~~at has ~~t been done tc date is the provision of "pr-ograIT.s n to the i1eighb,--hood. The 6riginal idea ('When the SpeCific Plan was adopted) ~as that the City would do the initial study to determine "",hat prDgrams: the neighborhood residents 'Would be intere$ted in having and what changes r if any, needed to be ~ade at Terman. Budget constraints and other concerns have postponed that study repeatedly. Sever-al weeks ago I authori zed t:he leasing of vacant classroom space at Ter~an to the Je~ish Day School. {The City Manager can lease vacant City ·buildings to ter..arlts for a period of up to one year.} Representatives· of t.he neighbcrbood pOinted ou":-that these rooms represent the space in i;.rhich the "programs" ..,:ere to be provided as called for in the Te.rt~an Specific Pla.n. The neigr.bor hood representatives said they had nC' objection to the Day School per se, but ""ere concerned that this arrange:moant mjght foreclose their opportunity to receive the "programs" c0311ed for in the SpeCific Plan. Since the Jewish Day School requires a use permit to occupy the. vacant classrooms. the neighborhood representat i yes entered a formal protest at the use permit hearing. To accommodate the needs of all ttle parties, a compromise was suggested as f~llows: 1. The Je·~ish Day SchDol , ... ill receive;;,. use permit allowing them to occupy the vacant classro();':"j space for approxi mately t~o years. CMR:3S3:92 - Page TWo 2. The City will "earmark" the rental received from the Day School for the initial study of neighborhood prog.t'"am needs as cited above. This arrangement solves the: budgetary problem of finding funds to perform the stUdy; howeyer~ since it requires the establishment of a special a,::count and an authQriza~ion t.o do a st1..ldy, the Council 'Would have to concur. We e);:pect the leCise to generate approxin-ate- 1)' $~c;COO ever the t .... 'o ~'ear period. This shQuld be ample to do the kind of study we think will be required (any excess money can be. "reserved'; for Tern,an Spe.cific Plan implel::'lentation). A ... ·ord of caution --providing programs at the 'I'ertlan School may repr~sent ~n increase in overall service level, depending on how that service is structured. Present budoet constraints dc, not allow for such an increase Yitbout reducing services elsewhere. RecomDlenc5atio~ It is roy recommendation that: the Council authorize the e<3::-marki ng fro!!! the Je'.,:ish 'Da.y School for -che Terman specific Plani and of the lease pa}"1flents implementation of the '2. the Council a1.1thorize and direct the staff to implement the stUdy outlined above as soon as possible using General Fund monies. These fUnds are to be repaid to the General Fund by the earmarked funds as those funds accumulate. Respectfully submitted, ~l' d>'---- WILLIAN Z.e..,NER City Manager Attdchments: Terman Specific Plan {excerpt from Comprehensive Pl.n) Use Permit Application Ronald M. Roth Letter to Nancy Lytle S. D. Sparck l~tter to Nancy Lytle Mr. and Mrs. Marion Hill lette1':' to Nancy Lytle. Ross Staley letter to Nancy Lytle cc: Rabbi Richard Blt.:lck. ", Joe Hirsch Mario::1 Hill Floyd Kessler Bob Moss Sam Spareit L I I. S~ECIFICS OF THE TERMAN PLAN This section incorpol"'ate~ the essence and the btJlk of the Terman Werking Group Pl an. Where and as noted in the text. some elements of the plan are reserved for incorporation in the City/JCC lease or in tne JCC's future use permit. All aspects of fmpTementation are included in Section I"v of this Specific Plan. A. Sit! OwnerShip or Control 1. The City of Paio Alto w'ill endeailor to PUTchdse. lease, or Dtrerwise obt~in public control of the entire Terman site through negotiation by City staff .ith the Palo Alto Unified School District. 2. A map of the Terman site showing the port ian of the site .lloc.ted by the uroup's efforts to public parks (.bout 10.12 to 10.47 acres). the portion to be leosed to the JeC (about 7.0 to 7.1 acres). and the portion allocated for PAHC housing (4.1 to 4.35 acres) is found or. page 12 as 'E~hib1t 1. land ~se Plan.- 8~ C;ty-Op~rlted COl'rnur,;ty Center 1. fne Cit,)' will operate a contTlunity center in the 20 and 30 Wings. 2. Three-Quarters of one of tne two Winr;s .... i 11 be operated as a library. and the remaining portion of that Wing will be used for d meeting/activity room~ Expansion of tne library. e.g~. to all of one ~in99 wili be tonsidered if sufficient community use is dernonstrilted and funding is avai1able~ 3~ The library will be adequately staffed .... ith trained personnel. 11 ··8·.···.·.········ .. . ,---, ' " • • r L " t f • r L '--.' ~'~P . \ •..... :,~;:,;,,, •• ·;'~t; _;"r<A"t,t~~,\~ff.l; K. .. ~~ "--,,:rf'-',~ N ". ;~'lf.~~t(.L· ~'"' .' ,.-\,.t'f~.fi:~:~"', ~"!:-":~:;1.;: -----~-~--~-- '., ~--~. ,ce', .. "'.. r '. " ." 'TJ.·,-"'·~<·' { .:; ...... " - ,J '-,,~ .... ... ,: -,' .. , . , ,',!.~ 'r. ,. ~,.' , ~" , ,_' I .:~~~.<.: '. .,,> -o ',-, --• ~ 100 ?'~ 1:-,,/1 (: ~ .... _. '~ -.... / . :,:.: . .< " ".. ; .. -. '" ...... , .. :.:.:,-~(:": : :': '.:/:' '. ". " I ) : ,:~://::~,/.:'/}i': ~:~, ,::'~;<~: .. :~:,', .,~,'::':'''':'/~::'/ { , . . 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The collect; ~l b~ as broad as p'ossible a;-,d will ,.~r1ect the needs of the (Olb. ty. Tht!: library wi 11 house abo'Jt 10,000 volumes (bas feaTly papertack:s with hardback best sellers), a fllOderate number of current periodicals and newspapers, and slJfficiel'lt reference materials to make the libr~ry generaily useful to the community at large~ City and Jet staff w111 rev1ew the Jet's pres~nt library co1Tection .. and the City may i..,corporate. an Or p.arts of it into tMe Te~an collection. 6. A circulation te""i.«l (CRT) Is expected to be avo; I ab:e when the Terman 1 ibrary opens .. as a tool for obtai ning a::cess to City-,.,fde llorary ho1dfngs. Del hery senice used by other Citl1~braries "lfIIIil1 be allai1able to an.d from the: Terman lit,,:-ary and the other City 1 ibraries. 7. The Terman library may /"lot have a conventiondl card catalog. Fl.!rther catalog de¥elopmenh for City 1 ibraries will be ccn~;dered for the Terman librarJ on en equal ~as;s .iCn other City -i~orarie~. City staff will develop a(ld' Uije mtJ1'tiple aids to facilitate Terman library use by the ,omm~nity~ s. Policies generally appi1~abTe to other City branc~ l'brl--je:s w;11 alio be applicable to the Terman library~ 9. The City wil 1 offer City-run programs in the other of the two Wings. The City wiil fnitfat! it'S efforts by offering pr09r~s ~~ich are expected to be widely accepted by the Terman community. ProgrAms will be offered for peopl! of varfous ages with particu1a,... emphasis on prog'l""ams for childr~n eged 4 to 13. The City wi 1'1 undert.!k~ a spechl promoticna' effort. jus I before the cor.tT1unity ':~nte"" b~gin$ operation, to i-form .an residents of P.\IO Alto, but ~,articula.r1y those n:sidents in the Ten!'l&M ar-ea. of th.e opening of the conmunity center and tne programs which will be offered. 10. If there is insufficient space for the City-r~n pro9r~s on the T~rma~ site. then tne City will construct ~dditional jndoo," Syace be-breen Wings 2'0 lind 30 (the City-operated comr;;unity center). such space b!ing substantially equivalent to the a,...ea of Wing 10 if thE: latter has been demolished (see Sect'on II J er,titled r"affic). The above depend~ upon demonstration of corrrnun1ty use al'1d' ~~a;lable fundin9~ 13 -t • ~ " , ,. ," r" I • • I t I I • ,..J ·1 i l " . .;.,. ~, '..--':"-. ~j;~J , - '1. City programs and services may also be de¥elcped in coooeration with the JC( and oV1t!~' CCmlLU,itJ crgar.izati;)nS; it bei"g understoDd. h~ever (1} that suc~ cooperation ~ill nQt reduce th~ City'S commitment to ooerate a Tenman libr~rY and offer Clty~rv~ pr('lgr3mo;~ dnd (2) fees d',arged fcr co-sponscre-d programs ... ill be cOfflpar-"bTe to fee<;. r.:harg~d e1sewi1ere 1n Para ,a,l to for companbTe progrdms offered and operated by the City. C. Athl~tic Fields 1. Tne CHy will pr(;lvlde !i1d mair:tain athlE'tic: field al"'e-! sufficient to accol1JTTodate two full-sized {loo to 1.20 yards lorlg x 65 to 75 yards wide) soccer fields and at least one softb~ll diamond. Fer 'Safety re.:l$DI'1S, the sacC2'r fieids wilt not o .... erlap the dil"'t portion of any softball diamond. 2. It lS understood !'hat a port~cn of the present athletic field area will uitimately ha\le to be reiocated to per'ilit housin; to DP. placed in the southwest corner of the Terman s,He (see Section !l M" entitled Housing). The soccer flelds and the softball diamond(s) should b~ positio!'led so as. not to und'uly interfere ... ith the continued enjoyment of their prope~ty by the ~earby res1dents (particularly the Pomona Avenue and Glefl.brook Drive residents) or to constitute a huard to the use cf the JCC facilities. 3. The athletic fields on the Terman sit-e will be avai1:101e to the public on the sa.'1Ie basis as other City contro'ied ~thletjc fields. 4. The athletic fields on the Terman site wiii !1so ser~e as o~~n space. . 1~ ThE-City will retain four tenn~s courti or. tne Terman site. Tne tenni~ CO;1rts "ill be mair.tained by the CHy in a manner equiY~Tent to City tennis courts elsewhere. 2. RelocatiDn of the te~nis courts to another area on tne ier~dn site is acceptable if necessary to obtain a more favorable positioning of tne two soccer fierd's. the softball diamond(s) and the athletic fie1d par~ing. If relocated. the tennis courts should be positioned so as not to unduly int~rfere with the continued enjoyment of thej~ pl'operty by the nearby residents. 3~ The t~nnis (ourts on tne Terman site will be available to t~.l! public en tne same bo!isis as otner CitY-COf1troTled tem'lfs courts. I I I I I I I J I I I I I I I I I • - iV. l~lEI'E~T~T!ON A. Effect;,e Date 1. rr.'is Specific Plan will not become effective unless and until the City acquires co~tro1 of the entire Terman s\te pursuant to thf ~e~se agreement dated January 5, 1982. between the Paio A1to Unified School District, as Lessor, and the City of Palo po,ltD, as ~e'S:'2'e. 2. Toe Specific Plan will be implemented by City acquisition or control of the site, by adoption of this Specific Plan, by a change in the Compre~ensive ~lan and the 20ning for the ho~sing area, and by City fund1.1g cf capital impro .... ements and progre.ms for the: site. It is intended that the fi..'1'!ding of capital improve'1'If3'_TIts an'!! progra:ns will dvveta:ll iiiith existing City processes, E.g. I the annual budget and the 5-y~ar Capital Improvements i'rogram~ 3. In the above context, the p~blic portions of this plan [e.g., establishment of the Terman library. the offering of a $eries of balanced programs by the City i~ the p~b1ically controlled Wings, and operation of a public swimming pool at Gunn) will be imvlemented as fallows: (a) As soon as the JCC moves onto the site and/or begins using the "Terman pool in accordance .ith an executed sub1ease fr"arn the City. the City wi 11 \T1ake the Gunn pooT aVd il ab1 e to the p~blic and will conduct swimming programs there for the primary benefit of residents of the neighborhood t in accorddnce with Section II. Paragraphs F 3 and F 4 of this Specific Plan (see page 15 and 16). (b) Til<! City Manager wi 11 recOl!l11end fuods in the proposed 1982-83 City budget for start-up af the 1ibra~Y operations. and a oa1anced mix of other ograrns. (See Section IV B, page 53.) 4. The JCC and the PAnC h"e agreed that the eleme,ts of this document which are tnelr respective respansioiliti€s will be 52 I J I I I I I I I· I I I I -:' , ~. J ~. I Ij. ~. ~I 1. : I • II I • I I I I I I I - .. - r-· --- implem~nted in a;'l c:xpfditiolJS manl".er, consistent with go~ern:nentitl apprcvals ~equired. B. Phasing of City Pro~ram~ It is the intent of th1s sect jon to establis.h tne sequ.ence (but not the precise time frame) for the 5tart-up of various City programs. Adoptio!'i of this sequence w411 assist City staff in projecting the capital and operating reeds fnr the .ar;ous capital improvement£ a~a programs. 1. l ibra1""Y and ~e~t ins P.OOll1 (W~ng 20} Starting the library \l;'ii~ take C1Pp~'D~imatelj one j1ear. The Qne-y~a.r ~start-up· p'hase inc.ludes designing the space (layout); constructing interior' and eJ(terior improvements. and acq!J;ri'!'1g~ processing. and insta.l1ij"l,g the equiponent, the fLJtnisr.lligs. and the book collection~ Operating money would hI; funded so that the libra;"] couid commence operation upon completion of the capital project and installati~o of furr.ishings and equ1pme~t~ 2. C""","oity Center C~ing 30) A recol'TlTlendation for the cantir1Ued funding of Existing programs is anticipated. There Jrfould be, at sorr,e fut<..:re date, a capital project to remodel Wing JO. after ~hich a balanced set of additional programs 'e.g.~ classes, renearsals) · ... ill b€ made aliailable to the publ ie~ 3. G]1!'lnasium The City will sponsor programs on one ",eek~n1ght {~onday through Tnursday). on Friday evenin~. and on Saturday morning. At the earliest, .thes€ gym programs will not begin until aftpr th.e sumner of 19a2~ The ptanning of these programs by the Cit.;' wi I i be coardi,-,ated '",ith JC': use of the gym. 4. Sw~rrrni ng City recr-eationai and instr-uctional swim p~ograms .. n1 continwe t~ be available each summer~ without lapse~ 5. Outdoor AtJ,letic Programs E~isting programs and activiti€s will continue O~ the Existing tennis courts, softball and soccer fields~ and outdoor b~sketball ccurts. Arrangements for access to existing toilEt facilities ~iil be contained in the City/JCC lease. 53 L ,', '. APPLlvATION CITY OF PA LO ALTO OF PLANNING AND COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT 250 HAMILTON AVE., PALO ALTO, CA. 94301 t~1S)329~2441 ft LE HlJ<aER ,,('2---U P -rr CD API'\JCAHT REOUEST fILE NlI1B ER CJ H:STORK~ R£'IIE1I COARD c:::J ,ARIAI'CE ® A."PLICATION FEEISI CJ (H'IIROIt«iITAL IMPACT AS'ESSPI(Kr CJ PARCEL IW mls) (/~/.ocJ CJ AAtHlTECTtIAAl RmEli BOARD CJ SUBDIV'SION 'lz--1.--/ to 010 "'1: PEll'Il T I :J sr!£ A.'iD 'DESIGN RE'~£ }P1f --- r::=l HOKE IMPROVD1EWT REMCiDE:" EXCEPTIO~ CJ ZONE CHANGE 1> PROPt;RTY LOCATION ADDRESS OF SUBJECT PR.OPE::I:TL...f.'"" 0; Arast"radero R'·"<a d ZONE DlSTRICT -----R..f...... __ ASS (5 SO~' S PARCEL ~tt!BER ~ 2 -0 ~ 3 1 ® REOUESTE> ACTION permit elcrr.entary DESCP;IPT!Ofj OF REQUES!ED ACTION --f....rant __ .of a use to oQerct,== an school bv the Mid-Peninsula Jewish CQrnrnunitv Da:t School. - "'Q be lQcahiia iR. ~ltJ1~ H, :!f-tleft15 3t emo '" --------- --.-------- - ®~ ONlV iKE APPL1CANT WIll Bt 'tOTIFJED OF fo1ErrINGiS~ nEA!HNGS, OR AC"!"lON TAKEN. IW!i l1id-Pen irIS (11 a Jewish <::OmIT-.!1n i t ~ School PHONE 493-9300 (office) c/o Ro~ald Roth AO~m_ 30 ·Jordan pl are C t T¥ ----.PAl Q It It Q STAT£. Q. lIP 94JO~ ® PAOI'ERTY ,OWNER F~ON! '7 I ~ -l3 1. T : __ :?:_I1-(.£:. __ ~_ hAt! E. Citj:' of Palo Alto ----- MHJI(SS ;:~S"/, H&lluito..c./~-tu ------ elll --PtJi12 (lift, STATE ('Z!fI:Z1> _Cr :'t.:3i'.l r "ER"Y CEmf' TeAT i '"" THE 0"'," OF RECORD OF THE PROr~SCR-!BED 1., BOX 13ABOiE AND THAT J "eRm C', i\1E .r.nlQli REQUESTED r;ERE!'1. \ .. t p ( u) I . "c. ~ "GNAruRE OF 0"",., zk-,<&.L",_[:Q_ '/(''<'WOATE Z-.c7-.:u- 00 NOT )(RITE BELOW THJ5 Ll~E ! )!l-ACTION TAKEN C..:..::J ARCHITECTURAL REVIE" BOAAD C:J ?IJ.KNlf'IG C~~SSIOW. c:::J CrT' COUNCIl c:::J IOKING ADMIHISTRATQR [ ) 01"E(TOR Dr 'LANN'NG - ~1 E O£",C:.;'"',,IO:;;',-__ r --I.~---- I ~ YOUR NEXT STEP c:J APPU TO mE 8Im .. orN.e.. IN.SPECTiON DE.PARTHENT (O~ OTHER OR[GUiATING Ot:PAR~[NT) FOR rOtJR PERMIi. r=:=J FINOrNGS ~~o CONDrTrONS ARE ATTACHED. THE PROJECT /'II -~ COMPLY WITH THE l=IEQUJREMENTS OF ALl APPUCABlE CITY COllES AND OttDJ:;'MNCES. , , L WILSON. SONSINI. GOODRICH.t ROSATI TTo P.u.o .... r.ro ~AJU: PALO ALTo. ('..ALlFOIl!"U ~ l,J0)6 J"' ....... ~"Q":! "',LSO .. c<)U""l,- Na~cy Haddox Lytle Zoning Administrator City of Palo Altc 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94303 April 30, 199~ RE: Use Permit Application of -:--'~::;~-·-r,~-,·- ,'--I • ,"' ~-, ,-' " MA,' 011992 Mid-Peninsula Je~ish Community Day School at 6'55 Ar8s;tradero Road. Palo .!-11;..o (Te.:qnan site) Dear Ms~ Lytle: This letter of eL~lanation is written as part of the application of the Mid-Peninsul~ Jevish Community Day School ("HPJCOS· or ~School") for a Use Permit to operate an ele~entarI sch~l in two currently vacant rooms of the former Terman School site which is owned by the City of Palo Alto and lccated at 655 Arastradero Road. I· The Terman School site was used as a middle school through the 1977-78 school year. ·SubsEquently~ through the efforts of the City of Palo Alto, the Palo Alto Housing Corporation, the Jewish C01Imn.!nity Cer.ter. (ft.Jee") and citizens from t..'1.e nearby area, a Specific Plan for the Terman School site ... as adopted to implement .. in pert, the cityls Comprehensive Plan. As a result of the ~errnan Schc"l Site Plan, housing was constructed on a portion of the site, th£ -ewish Community Center leased a number of the buildings to op~ ~~e a community center, a large parcel of the land was retained anc preserved as open space available for the recreational use of the public, anct the City established the Terman Library. The library occupies one wing at the Terman site. Another wing has essentially remained vacant. The Terman plan had anticipated that a portion of the second wing would also be used as a library and the balance would be used as a meeting/activity room, contingent up<..n demonstration of SUfficient community use and the avai!ab':'!ity of funding. The Terman plan had also conte~plated t~at city programs and services might be developed in coope~ation with the JCC and other community organizations. Due to lack of adequate funding, the second wing has remained vacant. The School began operations in August of lS9C. At that time the MPJCDS had a kindergarten class and a combined first and second I ~._" Nancy Maddox Lytle April 30, 1992 page 2 grade. CUrrently, the School operat.es a kinder-gat-ten, first and combined second/third grade with a eotal enrollment of 57 students. The school operates in reoms located ,:..t the JCC al t:'hol.lgh it is not affiliated with the JCC. The MPJCDS is in the process of leasing two classroo~s from t.he city of Palo Alto in the vacant 'Wing behind the Terma~ Library. Although plans have not been fir-.alized, both rooms ... ill either be used as classrooms or as a cl~s5room and an ~dditional ream for school activities such as 5cience~ :::cusic and/or art. The real estate department of the City bas proposed a o~e-year lease so as to retain fle>::lbility for future development of this site while generating current rEvenue for the city from otheI*"ise unused property. The School operates from 8:30 to 3:30 r Monday through Friday. Its curriculum focuses or. both secular and Judaic subjects. The MPJCDS serves the local community where most of the students are located. The School does not con1uct anyon-site childcaLe before or ~fter school. An effective drop-off and pick-up s~~stem has been implemented at the ci:::cular driveway at the main entrance of the JCC which is on the side of the building ~nd well a~ay fro~ Arastradero Road. Parents typically do not utilize parking spaces during the drop-off and pick-up times but line up momentarily during the process. No traffic backs up near ~rastradero Road. During the school day: the children are located in their classrooms under the supervision of teachers and aids. During lunch and recess, they are ur.der close supervision on the grounds of the JCC, well away from any neighbors. Th~ addition of one new grade to the MPJCDS next year will rlean the likely addition of two teachers. There is adeqt;ate parking on the site during the ho~rs of th~ School's operation so there should be no effect on the neighborhood and no impact on traffic to the site. Additionally, activities outside of reg~11ar school hours are rare and would continue to be limited to occasional parent-teacher confer~nces, an open house and holiday events. The School's oper~tion ~ill not be detrimental or injurious to property or itnprovements in the. Vicinity. The students are under close supervision from th@ time they aLe dropped off Until the time they are picked up. 'l'he children and the School activities are restricted to the existing JCC site and do not impact surrounding property~ Recess is held on the JCC grounds and the children maintain a significant distance from the nearest residences., Additionally, the School operates during hours when most neighbors are not at home. ~5 indicated above, the drop-off and pick-up systems have \ofory.e:d smoothly and have never resulted in any bloclr.ed L - · '," "," ' Nancy Maddox Lytl e April 30, 1992 Page 3 roads or parking near the entrance or exit to the facil1ty~ Any parkinq neec!s, a!."e within the existing Terman ~lan and the parking lot viII remain as it is. The uSe of the Terman facility for the MPJCDS will not be detrimental to the public health~ safety, general ~elfare, or convenience~ The Schoo1 has been operating at tl",e JCC for two years without any e.dver e impact on the surrounding community. The hours of operation are such that it has limited impact at the times when neiqhbors ~ould be going to or ~oming from ~ork. The School will be located and conducted in a manner in a.::::cordance 'With the Palo Alto CompI"ehensive Plan as extended by the Specific Pla? tor the Terman Sc~ool site. There will be no structur~_ changes to the existing building and grounds. rhe parking lot will remain as is and is more than cdequate to accommodate the teaching staff. There .ill be no ne~d fo~ off-~ite parking or for pick-up and drop-off outside of the Terman site. School ~peraticns have histo~ically been conducted at the site j and this use will be considerably less inte~sive than that which has be~n conducted in the past j when the Terman School was operating. For the above reasons, the School expects to fit within th€ existing site's operations and have no negative impact on the public or the surrounding community. The MPJCDS intends to be a positive force in the communit:i· and to be a good neighbor. Accordingly, we submit that the Use Permit application for the MPJCDS should be approved. Sincerely yours, O~-4~ Ronald M. Roth RMR:pa Tuesday t 4 August 1992 Ms.. Nancy Lytle, Zoning .",dmin[strator City of No AitO 250 Hamilton Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Dear Ms. Lytle:: This letter is in regard to the requeiS;! by the sch,)o! of the J~\,"isb D·.;:l.Y Schoa! to lease th~ Wing 30 building on the fonner Tern-.a.., School site. My inter.;:~t in this issue is due to the fact that I was a member of the Tennan \Vor~·ing Group that was instrumental 10 rears a~o in deveioping the specific plan for the Terman site. For yOiJr reference, the Significant features of the specific plan were (1) retention of the entire site in pub\.ic ownership, (2.) maimaining a major portion of the open space/pla:ying field area of the site for public use, (3) a long-tenn lease oft.he majority oi the school building!; b} the Jc· .... ish Community Center, (4) puhlic a.ccess by neighborhood residents to the s ..... imming pO\"",.l. and (5) allocation of the Wing 20 and'V"mg 30 school buildings to public use: \\1ng 20 as a hranch lLbrary. and Wmi 30 as a community cer:.ter. I am alo\o"31"e that the \,\r"mg 30 r 'lding ha5 nOi been a .... ailabte for public use for the ]0 years that the spe.:inc plan h." ocen in effeCt. This non-us-e situation 1S D.!lI due to a lack of neighborhood interest in Wing 30. Durillg the last 10 years there have been repeated requests from tl.:! neighbors to estabiish a mini-Community Center fadEt) in the Wmg 30 building. That such a mini-Center has not been estabtished is due nor to a lack of i!lterest by the neighborhood reside:i1fS, but to the Cit) '5 inability or uriwillingnes5 to implement the Wing 30 portion of the Tennan specific plan. The neighboring residents would very much resent los", of public access to Wing 30. I therefore r<.>jen any argument th~.t \Ving 30 [s of no interest or value to the neighborhood, as being in .... io!at~on of the spirit as well as the letter of the Terman specific plan. I ask that you also reject such an argument if it should be made to you. en the basis of the Original intent for ~he p;Jblic use of \Vlng 30, and on the basis of the realization of this intent as [!llplement~d in the specific plan adopted by the Cit} for the Terman site, I must prote.:.t the request b: the Jewish D"d.) Srhoo! IO lease the \-Ving 30 building. Specifkally, I ask that you reject the reQuest 0:1 the basis L"l-tat .be City cannot enter into such a Ie;u;~ agrecrneni, b~c~use such an agT"2ement WQuld be in violation of the specifK· plan for the !;ile and therefore cannot be entered into. Your.!; truly. ~~ S. D Sparek 302 Poe Street Palo Alto, CA 94.lO 1 C)i::r·. ,-,. PLr'-I·"··.;''''-' CIT y OF'·PA LO ALTO I . . rl~L· - Nancy Lytle r--.. MR ... .ND MRS. ~_AP.ION E. HILL 4270 Po~ona Avenue Pale Alto, CA ;4~06-4337 zoning Admi!"'listrator city of Palo Alto Pa.Io .a.lto, CIA 94306 RE: 92-UP-19/Application for Cor.ditional Use Permit for private educational facility AS stated in oral testimony at t~e original hearing on the conditional Use Permit application for a private educational faoility in Wing 30 cf the Terman corumunity Center, ~e oppose the granting of the use p~rmit. Althouqh there .. ere some peripheral issues broug::tt up at the hearing, the basis for our opposition rests soundly upon the provisions of the Terman Specific Plan, which directs the city manaqement to plan fer and provide for a Community Center for the entire Terman area: to wit: 1. IrThe city will operate a community center in the 20 and 30 Wings.a -Plan page I 11, Para~ B-1 2. "The city will offer city-run programs jn the other of the two wings. The city will initiate its efforts by offering p~ogra~s which are expected ~ widely accepted by the Terman cnmmunity •.... ~etc •• ~ - Plan page 13~ Para 8-9 [underlining mine]. 3. Para B-ll, pg 14, in essence states that any cooperative programs with ether organizations ~will not reduce the City's commitment to operate a Terman Library and offer city-run programs,· ..... A.".., arqu'!!lent wss presented at the previous nearing that the space ';as not no", being used, and was not likely to be used, for community purposes. This is a specious allegation because tht? Specific Plan directs t!1e city to provide broad community services. Budget problems do not remove that obligation and are net valid reasons for violating a basic principle: Public land .:;ihgu 1 d not be_mturned over to pri v~_:t_.e_J,l~.§L~_ The proposed school is B narrow private use, completely outside of the directives of the Specific Plan. Furthermore the City council for once is beginning to listen to the residents of this. area and reasonably may pro .... ide fer a beginning of coI'tllll'..mi ty use development. Please deny the application. Sincerely, L - , . ills. Na11cy Lytle. Z':)nine Administrator City of Palo Alto P.:, Box 10250 Pal~ AltQ, CA 94JOJ Dear ~,s. Lytle: ;. ,-) --:..--- 2 C .. ;uly 1992 In re: 92-U?-19 I did n~t attend the first h~aring on thi~ application. Thus I last Thursday's rneeting ','.'as my first exp'JSUre '!;r} the principalS' and 3<Jme of the issues inv:Jlved in. this matter. There was a l":lt Df very emc,tion3.1 rhetoric last Thursday. which I do n:Jt feel '.'taS properly defused. ','ie resijents are n<)t seeking to ·punish" "the JCC. but rather are f·~ll ~'ring an age-old acmcmi ti'Jn: '"Re.sist the beginnings." If ~his apPltr~iQn is approved, I can easily fe,resee a reques t next or an extens i on because .. ·, .... e have n:)t fDu..",d other spacE' d we should n::>t disturb the child:ren ..... Als:.. these chlldrer .. will be a year Glde~. and I can see a request f'Jr space t'J house ,3.ddi tional graces-. The sell,::,,1 sh~ulG red')uble its ef.forts to .find permanent space else ... where. In t':Jday's real estate market, that shc1uld n'Jt be very difficult. I part~cularly resent the P;-abbi' s ~harge that "'Ile are h 'J"lc.itlg the children has-tage." ':::;hese ro'xnE ar-e nnt th~ only available spa'C.e in Santa Clara an-:: southern San Mate:] C :JUnties. But Wing )0 is the .,;~ space available fsr develc-pm.ent of a community center t'J serve the long-neglected residents of this southeastern ca:r:'ner 'Jf the city. 4147 Afuaranta Ave. Palo Alt'J, CA 94J06-J'7JJ 493-9 261