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Police building: The council held a study session to discuss the city’s options for a new public-safety building. The council discussed a new report analyzing options for expanding the current police headquarters at the Civic Center. Action: None Stanford Hospital: The council began its review of the Land Use chapter of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Stanford University Medical Center expansion project. The council discussed the hospital project’s compatibility with the Comprehensive Plan and decided to continue the discussion on June 14. Action: None
Board of Education (June 8)
Cubberley real estate: The board disclosed that two of its members, Dana Tom and Camille Townsend, met with representatives of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District and the City of Palo Alto to prepare for a June 16 meeting regarding the college district’s interest in purchasing part of the Cubberley Community Center. Action: None
Planning & Transportation Commission (June 9)
Stanford Hospital: The commission discussed the Visual Quality, Biological Resources and Cultural Resources chapters of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for Stanford University’s proposed expansion of its hospital facilities. The review was the second in a series of five commission reviews of the DEIR for the Stanford University project. Action: None
Public Agenda
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week
FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to hold its wrap-up session on the fiscal year 2011 budget and to discuss the municipal fee schedule for the next fiscal year. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. on Monday, June 14, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).
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CITY COUNCIL ... The Council plans to discuss the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority capital improvement projects. The council also plans to consider maximum house limits for Palo Alto’s open space district and to continue its discussion of the Land Use and Population and Housing chapters of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Stanford University Medical Center expansion project. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, June 14, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to interview candidates for the Human Relations Commission. The interviews are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss the financial results for fiscal year 2010 and continue its review of the proposed fiscal year 2011 budget. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 15, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).
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PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to continue its review of the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Stanford University Medical Center expansion project. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). CITY COUNCIL/BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The council plans to hold a meeting with officials from the Palo Alto Unified School District and Foothill-De Anza Community College District to discuss a possible sale or lease of a portion of Cubberley Community Center. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss a proposal to stop collecting demographic data on traffic stops; the commission’s ongoing Diversity and Inclusion Project; and an update on World Music Day. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16, in Room H-1 at Cubberley Community Center (4000 Middlefield Road). ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to hold a preliminary review for the design of the new main hospital building at the Stanford University Medical Center. The board will also consider proposed improvements to San Antonio Avenue medians, which includes replacement of trees. The meeting is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 17, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss the scope of services for a planned Caltrain Corridor study; the history of the Caltrain electrification project; and potential meetings with Mountain View and Menlo Park officials to discuss the high-speed-rail line’s transitions between the cities. The meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 17, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to review the city’s comments on the Alternatives Analysis for the San Francisco-to-San Jose segment of California’s planned high-speed-rail line. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission plans to consider improvements to the “Man Pushing Cat in Stroller� mural at 281 University Ave; hear an update on a proposal to feature art work on Palo Alto Shuttle buses and discuss the status of requests for proposal for replacement of the California Avenue fountain. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).
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LAND USE
Meeting June 16 on Foothill ‘Palo Alto Campus’ Three-way meeting will explore possibilities by Jay Thorwaldson he future of a proposed new “Palo Alto Campus� for FoothillDe Anza Community College District will be discussed at a threeway meeting of the entities involved on June 16: the Palo Alto Unified School District, the City of Palo Alto and Foothill-De Anza officials. The joint meeting will determine if there is sufficient interest in — or too many barriers to — proceeding with negotiations relating to sale or long-term lease of a portion of the Cubberley Community Center site on Middlefield Road. The meeting has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the City Hall Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. In 2008, Foothill-De Anza officials proposed buying 8 acres of the 34acre site to build a modern building within the aging Cubberley complex. The city owns 8 acres of “covered� or built-on area and leases another 8 acres of building-covered land from the school district. The balance of the site is fields and open space. The lease provides several million dollars a year to the school district, and the city subleases space to community-based organizations and artists. The sale or lease to FoothillDe Anza reportedly will not displace existing community tenants at Cubberley. But the college district backed off after several City Council members said they would only consider a longterm lease, not a sale. College officials said they would look at other sites for an expanded new campus. Yet last March Foothill-De Anza reopened discussions with hints that a lease might be possible if it’s long-term enough, and they said that changed financial conditions may require a phased redevelopment of the Foothill-De Anza portion of the Cubberley site. The primary reason for phasing a development is that state funding has been sharply cut, including state reimbursement for Foothill students, which has created a budget problem for the college district. The City Council held a “landnegotiations� closed meeting in late March, and the Palo Alto Board of Education has also discussed the matter in closed sessions. Mayor Pat Burt told the Weekly this week that there are many questions that all entities have about the possibilities. He said he personally feels that keeping a close alliance with the college district potentially could be of strong benefit to students in Palo Alto high schools, some of whom already attend a “Middle College� run by the college district, where they get college credit for some classes. N Editor Jay Thorwaldson can be emailed at jthorwaldson@paweekly. com.
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