Public Meeting Notice Channing Avenue and Waverley Street TrafďŹ c Signal Removal Project WHEN: PLACE:
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 6:30-7:30 PM Downtown Library - Community Room 270 Forest Avenue
City staff is hosting a community meeting to discuss the proposed removal of the trafďŹ c signal at the intersection of Channing Avenue and Waverley Street. The purpose of the meeting is to present ďŹ ndings of the trafďŹ c study conducted for the intersection to support the trafďŹ c signal removal. The City is recommending the installation of an All Way Stop control in place of the trafďŹ c signal. Public input and comments are sought for this project. For more information on this project, please contact: transportation@cityofpaloalto.org or (650) 329-2442.
Goings On The best of what’s happening on Art Galleries
‘Self-Help Book Club’ This exhibition features new works created by five first-year MFA students from Stanford University’s Department of Art & Art History. Ben Bigelow, Chris Duncan, Terry Powers, Greg Stimac and Dawn Weleski present a body of work in diverse media. Jan. 17-Feb. 26, Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, 419 Lasuen Mall, Stanford. Call 650-723-3404. art. stanford.edu Sukey Bryan: ‘Waterforms’ Stanford artist Sukey Bryan is exhibiting prints and large paintings in the Anita Seipp Gallery. The art focuses on water as it cycles through the natural environment in many forms, including rain, ocean, glaciers, icebergs and waterfalls. Jan. 3-Feb. 3, weekdays 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Castilleja School, 1311 Emerson St., Palo Alto. Call 650-328-3160, ext. 7878. www.castilleja. org
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(TENTATIVE) AGENDA – SPECIAL MEETING – COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM JANUARY 09, 2012 - 6:00 PM 1. 2.
Joint Meeting with the Library Advisory Commission Review and Acceptance of Annual Status Report on Developers’ Fees for Fiscal Year 2011 3. Policy & Services Committee and Utilities Advisory Commission Joint Recommendation to Adopt a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the Amount of $200,000 to be Transferred from the Electric, Gas and Water Enterprise Funds in Order to Establish the Utilities Emerging Technology Demonstration Program 4. Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Approving the City of Palo Alto Utilities’ Legislative Policy Guidelines for 2012 5. SECOND READING: Adoption of Ordinance Amending Municipal Code to Eliminate Local Recycling Center Requirement 6. Approval of a Public-Private Partnership Agreement between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Players for the Cooperative Use of the Lucie Stern Community Theatre 7. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending The Budget For Fiscal Year 2012 to Amend the Table Of Organization and Adoption of Resolution Amending The Compensation Plan For Management and Professional Personnel and Council Appointees For 2011 and Rescinding Resolution Nos.,X 8. Approval of Appointment of Mike Sartor as the Director of Public Works Department ACTION ITEMS 9. Public Hearing: Objections to Weed Abatement and Adoption of Resolution Ordering Weed Nuisance Abated 11. Public Hearing: 935 Ramona – Request for removal of a Category 3 Historic Structure From the Historic Inventory 12. CLOSED SESSION: Existing Litigation High Speed Rail
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Music Boosters’ flea market A flea market will support Palo Alto High School’s instrumental-music program, with books, antiques, crafts, plants and other items for sale. Jan. 14, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission. Palo Alto High School parking lot, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-324-3532.
Classes/Workshops
‘Communicating Across Generations’ This event will include discussion of such end-of-life issues as health-care choices, funeral options and disposition of assets and possessions. Lunch, door prizes, handouts included. Leaders are Steve Coralis of CODA, Jeanne Smith of Exit Stage Right and Deborah Meckler of Funeral Consumers Alliance. Jan. 14, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. $10. Lucie Stern Community Center, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-321-2109. www.fcapeninsula.org ‘Edible Garden Series: From Design To Harvest’ Learn garden design and planning, composting, soil testing and preparation, seed propagation and trans-
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planting, watering and nurturing healthy edible crops. Saturdays, Jan. 14-April 14, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. $325. Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650493-6072. ediblegardenseriesdesigntoharvest.eventbrite.com/ ‘History of Napa and Monterey’ This Palo Alto Adult School class covers the old wine and sardine industries, and the people who made them notable in Napa and Monterey. Seven sessions on Tuesdays, Jan. 10-Feb. 21, 6:30-7:45 p.m. $60. 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-329-3752. PAAdultSchool.org ‘How Food Has Shaped the World’ This class will cover such questions as “Who added sugar to the chocolate of the Aztecs?� Thursdays from Jan. 12 through Feb. 23, 6:30-7:45 p.m. $60. Palo Alto Adult School, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-329-3752. PAAdultschool.org ‘New Year’s Playshop’ Guided meditations, creative expression and other activities are planned to pave the way for the new year. Jan. 7, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. $44/ person or $75/couple in advance (by Jan. 6), $50/person at the door. Pathways for Self Healing, 4153A El Camino Way, Palo Alto. shiningyourbrightestlight.eventbrite. com
OF NOTE
Solo on stage Michael Fosberg’s one-man theatrical show “Incognito� tells a story of race, with an unusual plot twist. Growing up near Chicago in a white middle-class family, Fosberg always thought of himself as white. At age 32, he learned that his father was black, and that he himself had an ethnicity and a history that he never knew. Fosberg performs his show in Palo Alto on Saturday, Jan. 14, in an 8 p.m. performance at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center at 3921 Fabian Way. Tickets are $20 general and $15 for JCC members. Call 650-223-8609 or go to paloaltojcc.org.
‘Winter Pruning’ with Chris Ingram When, why and how to prune Japanese maples, camellias and wisteria will be addressed in this two-hour lecture and demonstration. Jan. 14, 10 a.m.-noon, $35 general, $25 for members. Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Call 650-329-1356, ext. 201. www.gamblegarden.org ‘Zoom In’ Video-Production Workshop This 16-hour hands-on workshop in field production is taught over two consecutive weekends. Students will create a short video, edit it with Final Cut Pro and burn a DVD and upload it to YouTube. The Media Center provides all the equipment and facilities. Sat.-Sun., Jan. 14-22, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. $145. Midpeninsula Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-494-868 ext 11. www.midpenmedia.org Genealogy Class Genealogist Richard Rands will teach a three-month series on family history. Students may find out where their ancestors lived, how they managed challenges, and what family heirlooms and family stories mean. For beginners to intermediate. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 3-March 8, 10-11:30 a.m. $99 general, $90 for Little House members. Little House, Roslyn G. Morris Activity Center, 800 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. Call 650-326-2025 ext 229. www. peninsulavolunteers.org Media Center Video-Production Workshop The Media Center Studio Class is a comprehensive crash course over five nights that covers the basics of TV studio production including camera operating, floor directing, audio, graphics, lighting and teleprompter. The class produces a half-hour TV show as its class project. Mon., Tue. and Fri. from 6 to 10 p.m., Jan. 23-Feb. 3, 6-10 p.m. $145. Midpeninsula Community Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-494-8686, ext. 10. www.midpenmedia.org Rose Pruning and Care Encourage profuse flowering with winter pruning and proper care. Learn about soil and amendments for healthy, happy roses. Mulches are also discussed. The class will go to a nearby garden for a demonstration and some hands-on pruning. Bring: a snack; pruning shears are optional. Jan. 7, 10:30 a.m.-noon. $38. Common Ground Garden Supply and Education Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto. Call 650-4936072. rosepruningandcare.eventbrite. com/ Yoga 101 Workshop Series This workshop is designed for beginning students or those wanting a step-by-step review. It focuses on the fundamentals of yoga, breathing and elemental versions of all poses. Thursdays, Jan. 19-Feb. 2, 7:158:30 p.m. $45 if paid before Dec. 31, $50 afterward. Blue Iris Studio, 3485 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. Call 650-858-1440. www.blueirisstudiopaloalto.com
Community Events
Used-Book Sale The Friends of the Palo Alto Library organization is holding monthly sales of used books, CDs and DVDs on Sat. and Sun., Jan. 14-15 and Feb. 11-12. Sale hours: Sat.:, main sale room open 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; children’s and