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City of Palo Alto
City Manager's Report
TO: HONORABLE CITY COl/NCIL
FROM:
DA'fE:
CITY MANAGER
Septl!lllber 28, 1995
DEPARTML'IT: City Manager
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SUBJECT: List 01 Issues tor Priority Setting tor Fiscal Years 1996-98
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Attacbed is !be fist 0( issues suggeslcd by Council Members, Council advisory boards and
commissions, and TO\\'I1 Hall Meeting participants for consideration as Council priorities
for fiscal yeats 1996-91 and 1997-~. Council Membe!S are asKed 10 indicate their
individual pl"eferences on the attached SCOI e sheet. the compilation 01 which wlJl pl"Dvjde
the basis for discussion and COnseDSllS development at !be Council Study Session on
Oc1ober 16.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Council Members shoold return their individually compleled score sheets to !be Cily
Manager's Office OIl or before Mooday. October 6, SO that !be tabulation can be prepared
and dislributed in a timely manner for the October 16 Council Study Session.
POucy IMPJJCATIONS
The process 0( setting priorities enables !be Councils<> idemay !be issues which it hen"" ..
require an intensified effort during !be coming fiscal years. The implementation of the
priorities ;rill be incorporaIed in !be budget soon 10 be developed for FY '96-91 and '91-
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EXFCIrDyE SIlMMARY
Counc~ Members bave individually submitted their suggestions for prioritie>. Attachment
I is the list of suggesled issues. The COllncil-appolnled boards and commissions were
encouraged 10 submil suggestions and tllose bave also been included in !be attached list.
Each advisory group cooveyed its appreciation 10 !be Mayor and Council for the
opponunily 10 participate in !be P''''"'''. The list also lncludes !be suggestions which were
formolated by !he residents who participated in !be Sep!ember 23 Town Hall Meeting held
at the YMCA.
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In cases whe~ more than one Cooncil Member ()[ group suggested essentially the same
issue, the issue is listed as one item. Stztements elaborating on the issue ue grouped
Iogeill.."!'. Council Members' names are indicated with the issues they submi!!ed.
At!aClmJent 2 is the score sheet on which each Council Member will individuany prioritize
the issues. The Council ground rules .!low you 10 aIJoca!e your points among the issues
in any manner you choose. H you wish 10 include cummeIllS elaborating on your choke
0( priorities. !hose also will be complied and reproduced along with the tabulated scores.
You an: encooraged 10 propose suggestions for refUling !he description o(!he priorities you
have seleele<!. Furthermore, the <f\SCUssioo that wiI! occur at !he Council study session wiI!
need 10 address whether the selected priorities will be for one or two fiscal years.
"SC A ,. IMPACT
The fiscal impact is unknown at this time.
ENYIROr-MTh'TAL ASSESSMENT
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ATIACHMEN'IS
I. Us! of Suggested Issues fOe PrioriIy Setting
2. Score Sheet fOe Prioritizing Issues
PREPARED BY: VICci Rodin. Assistant 10 the Cily Manager
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LIST OF SUGGESTED ISSUES FOR PRIORITY SE1TING
J • ISID]eJi Related 10 Tnffic
(Hu!>c", US$, McCcwn, Rosenbaum. Schnridtr, ll?zee~r, Toy", Hall Meeting
partidpanls)
Coocentrale staff efforts and additional funds I<> fun1ler address safety and congestion
1>I.<rue$. Include pre!imina.-y review of pottntiaI 5tru<:1Ur.lI changes \() calm the flow of
traffic. (Huber)
Address issues of par~, traffIC and safel)l. <,Kniss)
Creaee an annual ClP fund for roDSIrUCIioD of traffic calming de1.ices in neighborhoods
where ..-I is a problem. Pursue irnm<ldiate implemenlatioo of a Palo Alto shut!le bOJs
system coordinated with Stanford's Marguerite Shuttle. (McCown)
Empbasize enforcement of traffic; regulations in the short run, while planning I'OS'mle
road modifications cn our 'residelllial arterials' in the long run. (Rosenlxuun)
Gr.'. pOority I<> traffic; management and safety. (SclJneider)
El<plore and aOOpt methods of addressingfcootrolling growth in traffic volumes and
nndesirable driver bebavion. (W/Ieeler)
Address issues of dowroto...1l ~, congestion. speed and safety, through traffic; in
residelllial are.u, enforcemenr and driver education and heba vlor. Include pbysical
changes 10 the street environment. e.g., traffic calming devices and preset traffic;
signals. Reduce traffic volume by encouraging transponatioo alternatives, includ'mg for
DOn-<:OmIIluter tra!'fic. (l'own HaIl)
2. Ompterinn and ImpIementation of Comprebeosjye Piao
(Antkrse,., Huber. McCcwn, Rosenbaum. Wlu!e~r. Planning Commission)
Council sbouId make every eff<>n possible 10 finish this task during tile next two years.
(McCcwn. Rosenbaum)
(N""': The prioriIy IS ado(J<ed by tIJe Coonci for FY 1995-96 st>ted: comple'" the Comprebei1>iv, I".an
process on lime and within 'budget., eDSUring broad par6cipaooo so !hat !:be document is visionary and
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Attachment I
bas strong communily suppon. Crltica1 steps inctwk review and' adoption or rhe ftnaJ environmental
imp"'" repon fullowed ~y .<Ioptlon of !be upd.1ltd Comprebensive PI>m. o."'nnine Ill< <naoner in
"hkI! dle po ..... goals. polkies ancI program> ..,iIl be rnple!netu<l, _Iisb prioriries, review financing
ahematives I1XI prepare • schedule (or implemeIl.tMion. In .accord with mat scbaIuk. begin II)
underuJce !be ora""""", <banges essenrlal fo< irnplem<m.atloo 01 !be Plan.)
Completion 0{ the Comprehenshie Plan and implementation of the priorities identified
in it, e.J., Specific Plans for various areas of the communiI)' which are likely to change.
(l'IanJUng Ccmmissf'JII)
Concentrate resources 10 finalize the Plan. (Huber)
Implementation of Comprehensive Plan should inc~Jde roIk>w-up on Mkltown
developmeOl and reduction of PC approach 10 planning. (AJuJers.II)
3. InfrastructlUC Plan
(AmJersell, McCowrl. Rosenbaum, SchMid.r, Planning Commission. Public An
CcmmissiOl1, TOWII Hall Meeting participanJs)
Continue the present prioriIy foc another budget cycle. (McCown)
(Note: The priority " adop<ed by dle Counc~ ..... 199>96 Slated: UIIdcrtalc= dle devc\opmetJ: of along
.....,. iob:graI<d plan ..... Ih< restoration aDd ~ of If>e City', public infuIstructure irx:Iu<rmg
boilamgs, parts <nd opeo space. stm:t<. sidewalks ancI cdler public paells aDd bit ..... ys. The
infrastructun: implementarioo pLan should accommodate aaen60n '" aestbetlc$ as weD 15 function and
set _ • progrun forloog-",rm financins.)
InchJde implementation of Tree Task Force recommendations in long-range
infrastructure funding. ~ru!'erse,,)
Address more than infrastructure mainte=. Develop a plan for renovating and
modernizing public fucilities. similar 10 what City is doing for the golf COOISe and what
the School District is doing for the schools. (Rosenbaum)
CooIinue emphasis 00 the improved appeara.ilCe of infrastructur~. with ~ ghien
10 investmelll and maintenance of those common areas in the City that are used most
frequently by the mosI people. (PIann[,g Commission)
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Art.1Chment I
Give c:onstaJJI atteotion 10 the visual componenl 0( the City's infrastructure. especially
by incorporating public art and the use of artists in ClP proje<:ts wbenever possible.
(Publk An CcmmissiOll)
ReganIing infrastructure improvements, Wee into coosiderlltion the visual e",ironment,
the aesthetic input and the needs of people. (Tow" Hall)
lncorporale storm drain improvements. Also it may be lime 10 re-evaluate the federal
flood zone regulatioos fur tbe community. (Town Hall)
4. Famj1ies Yo,,,}, and Cromnnity
(FazziNJ. Huber. Kniss. SclrMiJer. TOWl! Hall Metring participa!tls)
Continue this existing prioriIy. (Kniss)
(No<c: Tho priority as adopted by Ihe Council lor FY 199>96 s<atcd: In co"peration with Ihe scboo!
dlsIricI and tile prMlt ste>Or, fomluWc • ~e appr<>a<:k for provilfmg: 1) .dditional youth
activities and Jocatioos(.) particuWly foe lecnage activilies; 2} programs and projects 10 provide interoI_ b 'aI-rlsI:' J1lIIlb and ll>eiJ families; and 3) imj>rov.",.", 10 !be family e.vir"""", .. by
....... ibeuin& and coordin&ti<li existiog servi= OJ _ and families io .-of ccmmuniIy oupport.
Particular _ wiI1 be djreaed II oomolldating servl= 10 avoid duplicalioo of o!!an and cM, and
II _IiShinI obese tosb IhrougIIIhe iov<>lvcmen< of Ihe youth, r.milies. and oeiBbborboods lor
wbom scn1ces are sooBbt)
EstabHsbmcnt of. Fa.'Dily Resource Center. More fOcus on youlh issues such os youlh
center. recreation. (Fazzino)
Push 10 complete concept of tbe Family Re-,ource Center over the neU two years,
"hatever form it may Wee. (Huber;
Address quaIiIy of life issues. (Scluzeider)
EmpIJasis on additiooal or change programs for ""'nagers and coordination of public and
private programs !hat DOW serve teenagers. (Town HalIj
5. Reyjta liu Nejgbbocbood Business Districtc;
(Faa.ino. Architectural Review &XUd, TOWl! Hall Meetjng participants)
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Foster joint public-private efforts to revitaliu Midtown is weD as Alma, &lgewood and
Venturo commercial areas. (Foz;;iJw)
Improve the function and appearance of El Calnino Re<II and Midtown. (Architectural
RmewBcard)
Rehabili!ate M"KllOV<ll and OIh<r neighborhood shopping areas. (Town Holl}
6. Stau: and I ffill fiscal Refmn
En.'uaIe Constitutional Revision Commission', w:ommendations and delermine
potential impact on Palo Alto. Assist in effixts to develop proposals which lead 10
rational state and local fiscal system. (FazziJw)
7. Penni! Process and the Public
Make cerWn tllat !be City facilitates rapid turnaround !hroogh coordInatioo 0( various
offices and streamlining 0( processes so that !hose who apply for Ciry permits and
approvals are able 10 gel \bern without unnecessary delay. (Nufersen)
8. Plaoojoa Cqrnmjssjon Role in Decision Makjn~
For streamlining and organi.z;dional efficiency, consider mecLanisms to delegate 10
Planning Commission cerlaio final land nse decision making. (Plannillg Commission)
9~ Update Hjstoric Prcsemtjog Ordinance
Vpdate !be His!oric Preservation Ordinance (Chapler 16.49 0( the Palo Alto Municipal
Code) 10 reflect \be current approach and ~y regarding historic preservation in
Palo A\1o. (JrlS1oric Resources Board)
10. Update HIstodc InyentOO'
Update the Historic Inventory to accurately reflect the value and iInportance of the
sttuclUrts and sites on the elUstlng Inventory is wen is additional structures and sites
that sboold be added 10 the InveIllory. (Historic Resources Boar,f'J
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I J. Plannjnl f!y Mllhiplc:family HQllsina
Create e~ land use and zoning regulations ~ multiple-family housing rather
than restrictive lists of what is not allowed. ~rcllirectuTal Rffl~ Board)
12. Cpmmllnjty Dsijp
Continue 10 work on I vision ~ coounllIlity design. (ArchiJecrural RLview Board)
13_ VJ:rua! Enyjrpmnen! of Palo Alto
Amenl£l.:s such as pavement>. benches, ligbting. Ole. can be exciting public art piece<
when an artist is included in the planning and design. as recommended in the Draft
UItan. Desip. Glide_ Learn from the process and exlend illO the neighborlloods socII
as MldUJWlI, thereby implementing the Comprehensive Plan recommendations .. hieh
include reference 10 public art, plazAS. eIc. (PldJlic An Commission)
1(. eiyjc remer Plaza
Qvttj'B!O 10 improve !be Civic o,l\ler Plaza. making iI a truly exciting public space.
Create a significant eIIIl)' focal point ilIIegrating iI with the lobby art. (Pllblic M
Commission)
15. Tnty...f'gnmunity Proyision of Hnm;m Seryjces
Take a leadership rolc in ~veloping and implementing a plan foc in1er-city
coilabocalion designed \0 provide improved services for families oc individuals with
the IllOSI criIicaI needs. This effort .. 'ill include Palo Alto and its neighboring cities,
involving public. private and DOlI-profi! entities. The goal of this inter-community
initiative is 10 increase self-suffieiency and decrease dependency in o<dcr \0 develop
a heAltbier and lI1O<e weU-balanced community. Create a long-term approach lhat
phases in implementation. (Humtm ReloJions Ccmmission)
16. Jocrrase PubrtC Participation in the CqrnmIJnjcy Process
Build a sense of community and JocaI empowerment from Ihe micro level
(neighbo<bood associations. ncighbo<bood watCh groups. citizen committees}. Foster
more public awareness. communkatloo and iDvolvemeIll by means of open forums.
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~SH£fT [OR PBIOBlTlZING IWlfS
.DIREC'IlO.:1\(5: Ea4 CouDci Mcmbcrhas 1000 points 1LI4istribute arnoag k issoies. hllhe eolumn benea!!tyour twne, M:k.aIt tie points yea 1Vislli 110 assfp ~ !be"inues y04l view
of'partialtar importance. Refer:o Ihe enclosed list for !he ruD woroiD, on tk lssues..
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20. Play s.... b a.iIdml
TOTAL 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 1000 9000
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