August 12th, 2024
Call to Order
Special Orders of the Day
- Appointment of Candidates for Vacancies on the Historic Resources Board. CEQA Status – Not a project.
Presentation
2. Presentation of Exchange Students from Sister Cities of Albi, France and Oaxaca, Mexico
Closed Session
3. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY- EXISTING LITIGATION
Carina Rossner v. City of Palo Alto et al.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Case No. 23-CV-410650 (One Case, as Defendant)
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Public Comment
COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS
Consent Calendar
4. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Accept on Behalf of the City of Palo Alto a Grant of Funds from the County of Santa Clara for the 2023 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program and Approve FY 2025 Budget Amendments in the General Fund; CEQA Status: Not a Project.
Resolution Approving EMPG Funds
Item 4 Consent Questions
5. Adopt an Ordinance to Rename Tower Well Park to Fred Eyerly Tower Well Park as Recommended by the Parks & Recreation Commission; CEQA status – not a project.
Ordinance Renaming Tower Well Park
City Manager Comments
Action Items
AA1. PUBLIC HEARING/QUASI-JUDICIAL. Buena Vista Mobile Home Park Redevelopment/3980 El Camino Real [24PLN-00041; 24PLN-00129] Approval of a Vesting Tentative Map to Subdivide One Existing 4.5-acre Parcel into Two Parcels and to Approve a Streamlined Housing Development Review Application for a 61-unit Apartment Building. The Project Also Includes 44 Mobile Homes, which are Regulated by the State, and Authorization for the City Manager to Execute Amended Regulatory Agreements. Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act in Accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15332 (In-fill Development). Zoning District: RM-20.
Public Comments
Housing Authority Presentation
Staff Presentation
6. Adoption of Resolutions Amending the Evergreen Park-Mayfield and Southgate Residential Preferential Parking Program Districts to Remove Parking Spots on El Camino Real Due to Caltrans’ Repaving and Bikeway Project and Moving Employee Permits to Other Locations in Each District; CEQA status – categorically exempt.
IDAX Parking Occupancy Spring 2023 EPM-SG
Resolution Amending and Restating the Evergreen Mayfield RPP District
Resolution Amending and Restating the Southgate RPP District
Council Member Questions
Public Comments
Staff Presentation
7. ACTION/LEGISLATIVE: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Title 18 (Zoning) and Title 21 (Subdivisions and Other Divisions of Land) to Clarify Existing Regulations and to Implement Recent State Housing Laws. Chapters 18.14 (Housing Incentives), 18.18 (Downtown Commercial District), 18.30(F) (Automobile Dealership (AD) Combining District Regulations), 18.42 (Standard for Special Uses), 18.52 (Parking Regulations) and 18.77 (Processing of Permits and Approvals), and 21.12 (Tentative Maps and Preliminary Parcel Maps) are Amended, and Chapter 21.11 (Streamlined Subdivisions Resulting in Ten or Fewer Parcels) is Added. CEQA – Exempt Pursuant to Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). – ITEM POSTPONED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN
Attachment A – Draft Ordinance Amending Sections of PAMC Title 18 and Title 21
Attachment B – AB2097 Map
Staff Presentation
8. Approval of FY 2025 Architectural Review Board, Historic Resources Board, Planning and Transportation Commission Workplans; CEQA status – not a project Item Removed Off Agenda
Adjournment
