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City of Palo Alto
_____ ~!ty Mana~~rts R~port
HONORABLE CITY COUNC[L
CITY MANAGER DEPARTMENT: PUlDoing .ad
Community Environment
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AGENDA DATE: December 5, 1994 CMR:S59:94
SUBJECT: Confirmation of November 28, 1994 City Council ;\ction Re:
Pvte.lial Pur.bue of 753 Alma Stre.t
MOUEST
The Council is requested to adopt a motion confirming their November 28, 1994 actlon
on the 753 Alma Strcet agenda item. 'Ibis request is made by staff because of the
complexity of the Council's motion and the importance of thaf motiL)O in the forthcomi.ng
process to review a s~cific development proposal and pW'Chase th~ property,
RECOMMENDATIONS
Attached is the portion of the City Cierk's Action Agenda for the November 28, 1994
meeting that relates to item 5, tho Planning Commi"jon recommen<!at;ons regording 753
Alma Stree~ Staff, including the City Attorney, have reviewed the motion for 753 Alma
Street. SIa!T rOCOlllIll<:Ilds that the Council adopt • motion confuming the motion and
amendments as cootained in the attachment, u.nless staffs undmunding is incorrect, in
which <.as<: the Council should correct tho attachment before adopting the mOlion.
POLlCY lIIfPLlCATIONS
The adopted motion identifies a variety of issues that have technical and policy
imp licatJ ODS. The motion will be an impo:1a."lt reference point in the forthcoming work
by the Palo Alto Housing Corporation and City staIr in processing a development prop<lS8l
for and acquiring 753 Alma S=t.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Of primary concern tll City staff is that the four items identified as incorporated into the
motion are wnm. The four items area:
I. SlaP." be directed 10 explore the feasibility and desirability of some type of
development agrttrnent and covenant agajnst nuissncc with the property
ownefSlbusinesses such as Ellison's Body Shop and Towing.
2. Staff be din:c1ed to explore structuring the financing in such • way that if the
d<mand for the sao units did not result in the parking spac.,. being filled up, It.at
_ parbng spaces would be available for public usc.
3. S!i!ff be directed to (;onsider and respond with a rational a.T1d enforceable plan for
po..--.ssibJe ('onditions tG be ttiggr,:r-.;d if 3Jld 'Yihen parking demand from the SRO
!"'t"SiuenL<; exceeds S\lVP~)'.
"l. S-wfT and PAIIC be dirc,",te-d to consiJer tht feasibility and implication ofa system
that \'o.'ould ?1"O\'lcie for pr;tJrity p:acemenl ofre;idt!nts \vithout cars ltl t.~e SRO UDitr.
FISCAL iMPACT
A nU,iTl~ of the clements in the motion v'iil! impact the ~ost of a housing development
and/or the-amount of staff time necessary to complete \,,'ork on the acquisition of 753
A!mJ Stret:t.
~QNMF,NTAL ASSESSMENT
"The CQUIk"::i1's No\'ember 28, ]994 aclion did not require environmental review under
Section 15262 of the CaliforPja Environmental Quality Act. Appropriate enviranmentaJ
l'C\'iew dOI.=ts will be prepared for review of the development proposal and the
purchase of 753 Alma Sum.
STEPS FOLLOVI'ING APP~O\lAL
Staff will prepare tor the De.:ember 19, 1994 COlJ.ocil agenda a Budget Amendment
OrdiJ'.ance appropria',lIlg additioaal Cit)' Housing Reserve Fund. .. for extending the City's
option to purchase 753 Alma Street. In early 1995, Council will recetve for action a
development agnement "'ith the Palo Alto H"usin~ Corporation for design and
construction of the proposed hvusing project.
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EXCC'pl or City Cltrl:'s Action Agendl.
PREPARED BY: KOlUleth R. Schn:iber
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DEPARTMENT HEAD REVIEW,
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KEI'4'NETII R. ~~CHRErBER >
Director of Planning and
C ommun if)-' Environment
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5. Planning com:a:ission reconunendatian to approv€-in cor:cept the
acquiJlition of 753 Alma Street. for the develop:-:.ent o:f single
Room Occupancy (SRO) housinq as described in the report to the
City of Palo Alto from the Palo ;l\lto HOUS~r19 Corporation
-Feasibility of SRO Housing Development as 753 Alma strc~t,
Palo Alto, CAn aated octal,er 1~ J 1994 (continued fro.
ll/U/94) lPW>lig ~ •• ti».OD! Closed)
Il0'l%011: Vice Mayor si::nitian moved, seconded by "'"heeler, to: 1)
approve in concept we acquisition of the 753 },l;:-,a, Street site fer
d.svelopment of Single Room occ 1.JpanC}' (SRO) tn:;2 ~lousit".g; Z) di:rcct
staff to prepare the appropritl.te en·.'iroTi:-'2r~tal dO.2U~C'!1tatiOn in
conforlllance 'With Ca 1 iforniZt E~v ironG<';:'nta 1 Q<.;.", 1 i C' ;'.ct rCr=Q,;l u:d
National Envirol".t:lental Policy Act (liEP':"; tD r'l""T,-i"t e:·:err':"sirLC/ the
option to purchase; and J) direct st,1ff to prq'i:1re "~ f1..!L~ir,:; ~rd
develop:Dent agreement vitti Paio Alto Housln-,! CorF::r,lt.,l.or: (PJ:.JiCj to:
a) assign thG-option to PARC, 'til (.irt:.l':io<"c S-C.;)O, (.(';c; to YAHC to
pl1rChllSe the site .. and Cj provide func:iir.g for lJn-~·3rc.t.ion of the
entitlement application (Planned Cc-~unity ~oning), including
environmental review, and finane-i.ny applit..::dtic.,jls.
:IIICOJIPORATSD INTO THE KOTION that ;::he staff r;e ,;ii:t:ec.:ed to expic'l-e
the feas.ibil!ty and desirability of ~c:,:,,:e type of de'.'~l0f:~ent
aqreeaent and covenant against nll isance ;"i th the pr'':''per t)' cn,mers/
businesses such as Ell ison I S Body snop i;1.nd 1'8· ... :i t1C).
ncoJtPORAT'ED INTO THE KOTIO~' that the staff t,E' directed to e)."pJ..0!"e
structuri,ng the financing in such a .... av that if the de~and for the
SRO units did not result in the parking spaces being fille~ up,
that those parking spaces would Pe available for public use.
IJICOJt.POJlA'!'BD 1:trrO 'TBE MOTION tl".at the staff be d ire.::ted 'to consider
and respond 'With a rational and enforceable plan fC'r possible
conditions to be. tri"39-ered if and I,.'rle.n park ir-.q der:';,.nd t rom the SRC
residents exceeds supply.
DfCORPOItA'l"ZO IH'l'O 'l"HE KOTION that the stc.tf and PAHC be directed to
consider the feasil::,ility and iUlplication of a s},ste!!l that 'o.'oul1j
provide fot"" priOl'ity place:r.ent of n-'~ident:; ",.ithc,ut CBr,'3 in the SRO
units.
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