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Acropolis of Athens
Acropolis: Pre-booked Ticket with Audio Tour on Your Phone
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Skip the ticket line and enter the Acropolis Hill with a pre-booked entry ticket which will be sent to you by email. Download a fascinating self-guided digital audio tour on your smartphone and listen to a great story of the Acropolis at your own pace.
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Skip the ticket line and enter the Acropolis Hill with a pre-booked entry ticket which is sent to you by email
Download a digital self-guided audio tour on your smartphone and listen to engaging stories about the Acropolis
Explore the Propylaea, where the ancient Athenians are said to have placed a statue made by the famous philosopher Socrates
Visit the Erechtheion where there was once a golden lamp that could burn for a whole year with a single refuel
Enjoy the view from the Belvedere, and read about Xanthias, the worker who left his signature on the Parthenon stones
Discover the reason for the construction of a bastion only on your right-hand side as you climb the great staircase of the Acropolis
There is a ritual associated with a visit to Athens. First, you enjoy a souvlaki and an authentic Greek salad. And then, as soon as possible, you climb to the Acropolis.
Skip the line to enter the most iconic attraction of Athens! Receive your ticket by email and go directly to the ticket-validating machines at the entrance. In addition, download the digital self-guided audio tour "Acropolis Classic" which combines history, politics, art, religion, and true stories from the daily lives of ancient Athenians to present the Acropolis of Athens and its classical monuments in an entertaining and revealing approach. Each stop comes with a selection of signature stories, allowing you to tailor this experience to your personal interests and schedule.
After you download it on your smartphone, the digital audio tour begins at the great staircase, the traditional way of visiting the Acropolis since the time of Pericles. The temple of Athena Nike allows you to explore the defensive role of the Acropolis and learn about the clash between innovators and conservatives in ancient Athens. Then you enter the Propylaea, a building much admired in antiquity (perhaps even more than the Parthenon). Most vestiges of its former beauty and glory are gone but try to imagine what it must have been like walking through the great doors and looking at a statue made by the great philosopher Socrates. As you enter the great court, right past the Propylaea, you see the Parthenon for the first time but you are also invited to envision this open space packed with statues of gods and heroes, including a bronze copy of the Trojan Horse. The Erechtheum is a peculiar temple, home to many different deities and divine ancestors, as well as a snake that enjoyed eating honey cakes. The old temple of Athena is nothing more than a line of stones on the ground, thanks to the fire and fury of the Persian invaders. And yet, among these ruins lie the remnants of the old palace of the Mycenaean kings of Athens.
As you take in the magnificent panorama of Athens at the Belvedere viewpoint, you will learn about the ingenious methods employed by the Athenians to bring all this marble from a distant mountain to the top of the Acropolis. Finally, it is time to explore the Parthenon, home to the gold and ivory statue of Athena Parthenos. The temple is a paradigm of architectural and artistic perfection. But it is also the source of countless stories about the throne of the Persian king, the birth of Athena, the virgins who spent their youth knitting the peplos of the goddess. Did we mention that the Parthenon is actually a pyramid?
Entrance fee / adult ticket for the Acropolis of Athens
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Self-guided audio tour for your smartphone (Android & iOS) in English
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The tour is designed to start at the entrance of the Acropolis Hill, Dionysiou Areopagitou (walking distance from the Acropolis Metro Station).
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• This is a combination of a skip-the-line ticket to the Acropolis and a downloadable self-guided audio tour for your smartphone. No live guide will accompany you
• The audio tour is not compatible with Windows Phones, iPhone 5/5C or older, iPod Touch 5th generation or older, iPad 4th generation or older, or iPad Mini 1st generation
• The audio tour can be used at any time, online or offline. Please use headphones to best enjoy it
• Acropolis opening hours: from September 16-30, 8:00 AM-7:00 PM; October 1-15, 8:00 AM-6:30 PM; October 16-31, 8:00 AM-6:00 PM; November 1 to March 31, 9:00 AM-5:00 PM
• One week before your visit, you will receive an email with instructions for the audio tour
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• There may be no internet access at the sight so please download the tour in advance
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Amused to Death
Infobox Album |
Name = Amused to Death
Type = studio
Artist = Roger Waters
Released = 7 September 1992
Recorded = 1988–1992
Genre = Rock, progressive rock
Length = 72:45
Label = Columbia
Producer = Roger Waters, Nick Griffiths, Patrick Leonard
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:47120rjac48z link]
Last album = "The Wall - Live in Berlin"
This album = "Amused to Death"
Next album = "In the Flesh - Live"
"Amused to Death" is a concept album by former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters, released in 1992.
"Amused to Death" further explores Waters' disillusionment with modern Western society, focusing specifically on the influence of television and the mass media. The album was inspired by the book "Amusing Ourselves to Death", a critique of television and its related culture by Neil Postman.
Like every studio album Roger Waters has done since "The Dark Side of the Moon", "Amused to Death" is a concept album. This one is organized loosely around the idea of a monkey randomly switching channels on a television, but explores numerous political and social themes, including critiques of the First Gulf War in "The Bravery of Being Out of Range" and "Perfect Sense", in which famed sportscaster Marv Albert narrates a war as if it were a basketball game, and a massive choir sings their "global anthem":
"Can't you see
It all makes perfect sense
Expressed in dollars and cents
Pounds, shillings, and pence"
The song "Watching TV" (a duet with Don Henley) explores the influence of mass media on the Chinese protests for democracy in Tiananmen Square.
The album is mixed in QSound to enhance the spatial feel of the audio, and the many sound effects on the album -- rifle range ambience, sleighbells, cars, planes, distant horses, chirping crickets, and dogs -- all make use of the 3-D facility. A limited "MasterSound" edition was also made.
"Amused to Death" reached #8 on the UK Albums Chart, Waters' first Top 10 in his homeland, and a career high of #21 on the Billboard 200, aided by "What God Wants, Part I", which hit #4 on "Billboard"'s Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1992.
There was no tour in support of this record, although Roger has performed several songs from it on his recent In the Flesh and Dark Side of the Moon Live tours.
* The first song, "The Ballad of Bill Hubbard", features a sample of World War I veteran Alfred "Alf" Razzell, a member of the Royal Fusiliers (much like Waters' father Eric Fletcher Waters had been in the following war) who describes his account of finding fellow soldier William "Bill" Hubbard—to whom the album is dedicated—severely wounded on the battlefield. After failed attempts to take him to safety, Razzell is forced to abandon him in no-man's land. This sample is continued at the end of the title track, at the very end of the album, providing a more upbeat coda to the tragic story.
* The second song, "What God Wants, Part I", follows and greatly contrasts the moving words of Razzell by opening with the TV being tuned instead into an excerpt that sounds like it's taken from a vox pop of a child who says, "I don't mind about the war. That's one of the things I like to watch, if it's a war going on. Cos then I know if, um, our side's winning, if our side's losing…" she is then ironically interrupted by the channel change and a burst of ape-chatter.BBC Radio 1 refused to play the song Fact|date=November 2007 due to its lyrical content, outraging Waters. Two other singles along with "What God Wants" were released in Europe as "Three Wishes" and "The Bravery of Being Out of Range". These two singles (as well as a video for "Three Wishes") were slated for release in the US but were eventually cancelledFact|date=November 2007.
* The third song, "Perfect Sense, Part I", begins with a loud, unintelligible rant, and after that one can hear backwards-uttered words scattered about for the first two minutes of the song. Played on reverse, this message tells that Roger has decided to record a backwards message. "Julia, however, in the light and visions of the issues of Stanley, we changed our minds. We have decided to include a backward message. Stanley, for you, and for all the other book burners." The message climaxes with Waters yelling "YOU'RE A DUNDERWIT STANLEY, YOU'RE A SACK O' SHITE STANLEY!" in the aggressive Scottish voice he used to depict the character of the teacher in "The Wall". Waters stated in an interview with "Rockline" on 8 February 1993 that he wanted to use samples of HAL 9000 from "" on the album. Stanley Kubrick, the director, turned him down on the basis that it would open the door to many other people using the sound sample. [http://www.pinkfloydonline.com/int34.htm] He has since then used audio of HAL describing his mind being taken away when performing the song live (as an intro, specifically during his In the Flesh concert tour, after Kubrick's death).
*Also in "Perfect Sense, Part II", Marv Albert gives a mock commentary on the destruction of an oil rig with torpedoes fired by a submarine.
* Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea recorded a part for the album (specifically for a different, more uptempo version of "It's a Miracle"), but this was not used.Fact|date=November 2007
* Waters wrote portions of the lyrics by verbally improvising over the music.Fact|date=November 2007
* In "The Bravery of Being Out of Range", Waters sings, "I looked over Jordan and what did I see. Saw a U.S. Marine in a pile of debris"—which echoes his similar line in "Sheep" (from Pink Floyd's "Animals" (1977): "I've looked over Jordan, and I have seen things are not what they seem."
*On "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", the first song written by Roger, "Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk", opens with the lyric, "Doctor, Doctor"; although probably a coincidence, the concluding, title track "Amused to Death" begins with the same line.
* Charles Fleischer (better known as the voice of Roger Rabbit) performs the greedy evangelist's sermon at the beginning of "What God Wants, Part II".
* The album title, "Amused to Death", was attached to material that Waters began working on during the "Radio KAOS" tour. A prototype album cover was reportedly distributed to his record companyFact|date=November 2007, which included caricatures of three figures resembling David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright, floating in a martini glass. However, it was several years before the album was finally released (Roger refused to release it as long as his former bandmates were still on Columbia Records' roster), and it is unknown how much the material was changed in the interim. At the very least, the songs criticising the first Gulf War and President George Bush snrFact|date=November 2007 ("Old timer, who you gonna kill next?" "Does the recoil remind you of sex?" etc. in "The Bravery of Being Out of Range"), and Tiananmen Square were new or heavily rewritten, as those events occurred after the original writing.
*In Neil Postman's book "The End of Education" he remarks on the album: "There are, as we know, different levels of sensibility. In the case of music, for example, most American students are well tuned to respond with feeling, critical intelligence, and considerable attention to forms of popular music, but are not prepared to feel or even experience the music of Haydn, Bach, or Mozart; that is to say, their hearts are closed, or partially closed, to the canon of Western music. I am not about to launch into a screed against rock, metal, rap, and other forms of teenage music. In fact, readers should know that Roger Waters, once the lead singer of Pink Floyd, was sufficiently inspired by a book of mine to produce a CD called "Amused to Death". This fact so elevated my prestige among undergraduates that I am hardly in a position to repudiate him or his kind of music. Nor do I have the inclination for any other reason. Nonetheless, the level of education required to appreciate the music of Roger Waters is both different and lower than what is required to appreciate, let us say, a Chopin étude (...) There is in short something missing in the aesthetic experience of our young."
*In interviews promoting "Amused to Death", Waters asserted that Andrew Lloyd Webber had plagiarized themes from "Echoes" for sections of the musical "The Phantom of the Opera"; nevertheless, he decided not to file a lawsuit regarding the matter.Fact|date=April 2008 Waters did, however, respond by adding a reference to Webber in the song "It's a Miracle" on the "Amused to Death" album:
"We cower in our shelters, with our hands over our ears
"Lloyd Webber's awful stuff runs for years and years and years
"An earthquake hits the theatre, but the operetta lingers
"Then the piano lid comes down and breaks his fucking fingers
"It's a miracle"
"The album title came from a short book by Neil Postman, "Amusing Ourselves to Death", which is about the history of the media, particularly as it relates to political communication—i.e., how things have changed since such works as Lincoln's speeches were made available for the general public to read."
"And I had at one point this rather depressing image of some alien creature seeing the death of this planet and coming down in their spaceships and sniffing around and finding all our skeletons sitting around our TV sets and trying to work out why it was that our end came before its time, and they come to the conclusion that we amused ourselves to death."
"Things coalesced slowly as I became more and more interested or obsessed, pick your word, with the inordinately powerful and all-encompassing effect that television seems to have on the human race. My general view is that television when it becomes commercialized and profit-based tends to trivialize and dehumanize our lives."
"So I became interested in this idea of television as a two-edged sword, that it can be a great medium for spreading information and understanding between peoples, but when it's a tool of our slavish adherence to the incumbent philosophy that the free market is the god that we should all bow down to, it's a very dangerous medium. Because it's so powerful."
"I think the motivation is at the root of its current evil, i.e. it's because they have to compete in an open marketplace that their standards get reduced so the programming tends to end up as the cheapest possible saleable item. I don't believe that wanting to beat the opposition makes for good programming, but it's an ideology that is still rigidly adhered to."
: — Roger Waters, speaking about the album to the "LA Times", September, 1992
# "The Ballad of Bill Hubbard" – 4:19
# "What God Wants, Part I" – 6:00
# "Perfect Sense Part I" – 4:16
# "Perfect Sense, Part II" – 2:50
# "The Bravery of Being Out of Range" – 4:43
# "Late Home Tonight, Part I" – 4:00
# "Late Home Tonight, Part II" – 2:13
# "Too Much Rope" – 5:47
# "What God Wants, Part II" – 3:41
# "What God Wants, Part III" – 4:08
# "Watching TV" – 6:07
# "Three Wishes" – 6:50
# "It's a Miracle" – 8:30
# "Amused to Death" – 9:06
All songs written by Roger Waters.
*Roger Waters - vocals (all tracks except 1), bass (tracks 2 and 13), synthesizers (tracks 2 and 4), guitar (tracks 5, 11 and 14)
*Patrick Leonard - keyboards (all tracks except 6 and 7), percussion programming (track 1), choir arrangement (tracks 2, 9, 10, 11 and 13), vocals (track 4), acoustic piano (tracks 11 and 13), Hammond organ (track 5), synthetisers (tracks 5 and 13)
*Jeff Beck - guitar (tracks 1, 2, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14)
*Randy Jackson - bass (tracks 2 and 9)
*Graham Broad - drums (all tracks except 1, 5, 11 and 13), percussion (tracks 6 and 7)
*Luis Conte - percussion (all tracks except 2, 5, 9, 11, 13 and 14)
*Geoff Whitehorn - guitar (tracks 2, 8, 10 and 14)
*Andy Fairweather Low - guitar (tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11 and 12), vocals (tracks 6 and 7)
*Tim Pierce - guitar (tracks 2, 5, 9 and 12)
*B.J. Cole - guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
*Steve Lukather - guitar (tracks 3, 4 and 8)
*Rick DiFonso - guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
*Bruce Gaitsch - guitar (tracks 3 and 4)
*James Johnson - bass (all tracks except 1, 2, 5, 9 and 11)
*Brian Macleod - snare (tracks 3 and 4), hi-hat (tracks 3 and 4)
*John Pierce - bass (track 5)
*Denny Fongheiser - drums (track 5)
*Steve Sidwell - cornet (tracks 6 and 7)
*John Patitucci - bass (track 11)
*Guo Yi & the Peking Brothers - dulcimer, lute, zhen, oboe, bass (track 11)
*John "Rabbit" Bundrick - Hammond organ (track 12)
*Jeff Porcaro - drums (track 13)
*Marv Albert - vocals (track 4)
*Katie Kissoon - vocals (tracks 2, 8, 9, 12 and 14)
*Doreen Chanter - vocals (tracks 2, 8, 9, 12 and 14)
*N'Dea Davenport - vocals (track 2)
*Natalie Jackson - vocals (tracks 2 and 5)
*P.P. Arnold - vocals (tracks 3 and 4)
*Lynn Fiddmont-Linsey - vocals (track 5)
*Jessica Leonard - vocals (track 8)
*Jordan Leonard - vocals (track 8)
*Don Henley - vocals (track 11)
*Jon Joyce - vocals (track 13)
*Stan Laurel - vocals (track 13)
*Jim Haas - vocals (track 13)
*Rita Coolidge - vocals (track 14)
*Alf Razzell - vocals (tracks 1 and 14)
Album – UK
* [http://www.rogerwaters.org/atdanalysis.html Song-by-song analysis of the album]
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Council Policy and Services Committee is tentatively scheduled to review a draft Workplan for Traffic and Transportation Council Priority.
City Council is tentatively scheduled to hold a joint study session with Menlo Park City Council and State lobbyists to discuss an update from the City's state lobbyist related to the 2019 legislative session, a joint study session with the PAUSD Board of Education to discuss the Cubberley Master Plan, adopt the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Action Plan and associated funding allocations and approve Community Development Block Grant funds for FY 2019-20.
Consent Calendar: Items of note on the Council Consent Calendar (up or down vote, no discussion) include adoption of a Memorandum of Agreement and salary schedule between the City and Service Employees International Union Local 521, and approval of a Workplan to Address the City Council "Fiscal Sustainability" Priority.
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Transportation Impact Fees: Council will consider an ordinance to modify and increase the Citywide Transportation Impact Fee, replacing existing area-specific transportation impact fees and amending the municipal fee schedule to reflect a one-time fee on new development and redevelopment throughout Palo Alto to fund transportation improvements and mitigate impacts of future development in the city. Beginning at 7:20 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Generating New Revenue: The City Council will vote on a workplan for potential revenue generating proposals, including consideration of a ballot measure, in support of the 2019 Fiscal Sustainability council priority. Beginning at 8:15 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Grade Separations: Council will vote on approval of the structure and membership of an expanded Community Working Group, the Rail Grade Separation Work Plan, Alternatives to be studied by the Community Working Group and amendments to the consulting contract supporting selection of preferred solutions. Beginning at 9:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
City Council will hear a presentation on the City Manager's Proposed Fiscal Year 2019/2020 Budget, consider an ordinance to modify and increase the Citywide Transportation Impact Fee, approve a workplan for potential revenue generating proposals, including a possible ballot measure, and offer direction on the work plan for selecting grade separation solutions.
Earth Day Report: Council will hold a study session to review progress on the 2018-202 Sustainability Implementation Plan, accomplishments in Sustainability and Climate Action Plan Framework Areas, progress towards the 80 x 30 greenhouse gas reduction goal. Beginning at 5:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
190 Channing Avenue: Council will vote on authorization of a four-unit condo and two unit office project on a single parcel at 190 Channing Avenue. Beginning at 6:40 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Wireless Cell Facilities: Council will vote on adoption of an ordinance incorporating controversial FCC regulations regarding wireless cell facilities in the public right of way. Beginning at 7:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Colleagues Memo on State Housing Initiatives: Council will consider a proposal from Mayor Filseth and Councilmember DuBois recommending support for the Santa Clara County Cities Association's Position Paper on Housing in Relation to State Legislative Initiatives. Beginning at 9:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Community Meeting on Grade Separations: The city will hold a community meeting to update the public on progress in evaluating citywide grade separation alternatives, including visuals and construction phasing, traffic analysis of potential closure of Churchill Avenue crossing and the status of financial options. 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (El Palo Alto Room, Mitchell Park Community Center).
New Residential Preferential Parking Programs: The Planning and Transportation Commission will make a recommendation regarding petitions for new RPP programs in Old Palo Alto, Green Acres, and Charleston Gardens. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Mercedes/Audi Dealership near Baylands: The Planning and Transportation Commission will make a recommendation regarding replacement of the former Ming's Restaurant and current Audi Dealership at 1700 and 1730 Embarcadero Road with a new two-story 84,900 square foot combined Mercedes/Audi auto dealership. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Wireless Cell Equipment: The Planning and Transportation Commission will again consider updating the city's zoning code to incorporate recently adopted FCC regulations facilitating speedier approval of applications to install wireless cell equipment in the public right of way. The regulations are currently being challenged in court by a number of jurisdictions. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm. Click here for staff report.
Grade Separations: Due to council's reduced size, the four member Council Rail Committee has been replaced with a new Rail Committee of the Whole (including all non-recused council members). That Committee of the Whole will review updates to the Rail Grade Separation planning effort; consider recommendations regarding adopted criteria for decision-making; and vote on a contract amendment to extend the assistance of AECOM consultants. Beginning at 8:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Sea Level Rise: City Council will review a proposed policy to plan for sea level rise. The purpose of the policy is to provide guidance in planning for rising tides that could impact Palo Alto's neighborhoods, economy, and the Baylands habitat. It will serve as guidance in developing a more detailed Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan by December 2020. Beginning at 7:05 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Bikeshare and E-Scooters: Council will vote on the consent calendar (no discussion) to extend the Bikeshare and E-scooter pilot program for another year. Click here for staff report.
Stanford GUP: County Supervisor Joe Simitian will hold a Town Hall Meeting about the proposed conditions of approval and final Environmental Impact Report for Stanford's General Use Permit application to expand its campus with 2,275,000 square feet of new academic space. 6:30 to 8:00 pm (City Hall).
North Ventura Plan: City Council is scheduled to hold a Town Hall meeting and joint study session with the Working Group for the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan to review progress and next steps. Also, staff will present survey data from the 2018 National Citizens Survey relevant to Ventura. Meet and greet beginning at 5:30 pm, Call to order at 6:00 pm (Ventura Community Center, 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto). Click here for staff report.
State of the City: Mayor Filseth will present the State of the City Address. Beginning at 7:00 pm (Mitchell Park Community Center – El Palo Alto Room).
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City Council will take consent calendar votes on a second reading of the ordinance to repeal the Downtown Commercial Cap and an updated Urban Forest Master Plan. Council will also consider an ordinance allowing extra height and floor area to accommodate Roof-top Decks and authorize negotiations to purchase property at 3350 Birch Street, commonly referred to as the "AT&T site" in the Ventura neighborhood, for possible expansion of Boulware Park.
Cubberley Master Plan: Council will hold a study session on the Cubberley Co-design progress to date. Beginning at 5:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for the Program Document synthesizing input and proposals to date. Click here for the staff report.
North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan: The city will host its first community outreach meeting on the work to date of the citizen's Working Group for the NVCAP. The Working Group is tasked with developing a vision for future land use on the 60 acre area including and surrounding the current Fry's Electronics site. Outreach meeting 5:00 -9:00 pm (Mitchell Park Community Center, El Palo Alto Room). Click here for more information about the NVCAP.
Midpeninsula Community Media Center: Council will vote to authorize negotiations to purchase the Media Center building at 900 San Antonio Road and a new agreement with the Media Center for Public Education and government (PEG) Access Channel Support Services. Beginning at 7:40 6:40 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Housing Ordinance: Council will continue deliberations on amendments to the zoning code that would reduce development standards related to parking, Floor Area Ratios, height limits, unit size and density, usable open space, and retail preservation, in order to incentivize construction of more housing. Discussion will focus on Neighborhood Commercial, Community Commercial, and Service Commercial zone districts and wrap up remaining citywide changes that have not yet been addressed. Beginning at 8:45 7:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report. Continued from December 3, 2018. Note: Council heard public comment on this topic on November 26 and closed the public hearing. While the public is always welcome to write to City Council, no further oral comments are likely to be heard on this topic.
Weed Abatement: Council will adopt a resolution ordering the abatement of weed nuisances. Beginning at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Green Waste: Council will vote to approve an amended $22,183,000 agreement with Green Waste of Palo Alto for Solid Waste, Recyclable Materials and Compostable Materials Collection and Processing Services. Beginning at 7:15 6:15 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Grade Separations: City Council will discuss removing Palo Alto Avenue and a bike/ped crossing at Loma Verde from the grade separation analysis process, deferring them to future study and planning efforts. Council will also consider modifying the city-wide tunnel alternative to be south of Oregon Expressway only. Beginning at 8:30 7:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report. Note: this discussion is continued from December 17, 2018, public comment has already been heard.
Council is tentatively scheduled to hear updates on the Roth Building (Palo Alto History Museum) and Grade Separations.
Rinconada Pool Outsourcing: City Council will vote on approval of a Five-Year Operating and Revenue Sharing Agreement with Team Sheeper for Operations of Rinconada Pool, including change in management of the Rinconada Masters swim program. Beginning at 6:20 pm (City Hall). Continued from November 26, 2018. Click here for staff report.
California Avenue Parking Garage: Council will vote to approve a $39 million construction contract for the California Avenue parking garage and to authorize negotiation of related easements and short term leases for the project. Beginning at 8:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
President Hotel: Council is tentatively scheduled to amend Section 18.18.120 of the zoning code, Grandfathered Use and Facilities, that formed the basis of the city's conclusion that the President Hotel could not legally be converted from residential to hotel use. Beginning at 9:00 pm (City Hall). Continued from November 26, 2018. Click here for staff report.
Annual Financial Report: The Finance Committee will discuss and recommend approval for the city's FY 2018 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). Meeting begins at 2:00 pm (Community Meeting Room, City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Audio/Visual Upgrade for Council Chambers: The Finance Committee will discuss a recommendation for approval of phased upgrades to the audio/visual system. Phases 1 and 2 would be completed in FY2020 at an anticipated cost of $1 million. Phase 3 would be completed in FY 2021 at an estimated cost of $750,000. Meeting begins at 2:00 pm (Community Meeting Room, City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Commission Appointments: Council is tentatively scheduled to vote on new appointments for two seats on the Planning and Transportation Commission, three seats on the Architectural Review Board, and three seats on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Beginning at 5:45 pm Rescheduled to 5:30 pm (City Hall). Click here to review applications.
429 University Ave Mixed Use Project: Beginning at 9:00 pm (City Hall). Moved to consent calendar. Click here for staff report.
Housing Ordinance: City Council will consider amendments to the zoning code that would reduce development standards related to parking, Floor Area Ratios, height limits, unit size and density, usable open space, and retail preservation, in order to incentivize construction of more housing. Continued from November 26. Note: Council heard public comment on this topic on November 26 and closed the public hearing. While the public is always welcome to write to City Council, no further oral comments will be received on this topic. Beginning at 6:15 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Downtown Office Cap: Council is tentatively scheduled to vote on repealing the Downtown Cumulative Cap on non-residential square footage. Beginning at 6:15 pm (City Hall). Continued to date uncertain, 2019. Click here for staff report.
President Hotel: Council is tentatively scheduled to amend Section 18.18.120 of the zoning code, Grandfathered Use and Facilities, that formed the basis of the city's conclusion that the President Hotel could not legally be converted from residential to hotel use. Beginning at 8:00 pm (City Hall). Continued to December 10, 2018. Click here for staff report.
Housing Ordinance: City Council will consider amendments to the zoning code that would reduce development standards related to parking, Floor Area Ratios, height limits, unit size and density, usable open space, and retail preservation, in order to incentivize construction of more housing. Beginning at 7:15 Rescheduled to 8:15 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Animal Shelter: Council will vote to approve an operating agreement with Pets in Need, interim capital improvements and budget amendments in the General Fund and Capital Improvement Funds for future operation of the Palo Alto Animal Shelter. Beginning at 9:00 Rescheduled to 7:15 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Rinconada Pool Outsourcing: City Council will vote on approval of a Five-Year Operating and Revenue Sharing Agreement with Team Sheeper for Operations of Rinconada Pool. Beginning at 10:00 pm (City Hall) Continued to December 10, 2018. Click here for staff report.
Council Rail Committee: Tentatively scheduled to meet at 8:30 am (community meeting room, City Hall). Agenda TBD.
Public safety building approval: City council will vote on approval of the Architectural Review application for the new public safety building and related facilities to be located at 250 Sherman Avenue. Beginning at 8:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Cubberley Redesign: The joint City-School District master planning process for designing Cubberley's future continues with the second of four community co-design workshops. These meetings are iterative, but newcomers are always welcome. 7:00-9:00 pm at Cubberley Pavilion (4000 Middlefield Road). Click here for more information.
Lytton Gardens: City Council will hold a hearing to approve the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA) for the Benefit of Lytton Gardens to finance a 220-Unit affordable apartment complex for seniors. Beginning at 7:35 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Pensions: City Council will take up Finance Committee recommendations about budget assumptions for pension benefits and directing staff to return in November 2018 with recommendations regarding reduced expenditures or use the Budget Stabilization Reserve to cover $4 billion in advance savings for future pension costs. Beginning at 8:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Reduction to 7-member City Council: City Council will discuss amendments to procedures and protocols to conform to a 7-member City Council. Beginning at 9:00 pm (City Hall). Staff report will be available on October 25.
Traffic Town Hall: City Council will host a special town hall meeting on traffic and transportation. Staff will provide a status update on existing resources for the Office of Transportation in the City organization, a brief overview of regional traffic in the area and summarize the City's goals and objectives for Transportation, including traffic congestion, as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan –Transportation Element. In addition, as part of the staff presentation staff we will report out on changes made to the Charleston Arastradero Road Corridor Project. Beginning at 5:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff presentation.
Ballot Measures: The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto will hold a "pros and cons" information session on November 2018 ballot measures. Beginning at 2:00 pm (Downtown Library, 270 Forest Avenue).
Rezoning of 788 San Antonio Road: Council will pre-screen a proposal to rezone property (located at San Antonio Road and Leghorn Street) from Service Commercial (CS) to Multi-Family Residential (RM-40) use and to redevelop the site with a four-story, 54-unit residential project. Beginning at 8:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Funding for California Avenue Parking Garage: Council will vote to authorize sale of Certificates of Participation not to exceed $50 million to finance construction of the California Avenue parking garage. Beginning at 9:35 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Ballot Measures: The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto will hold a "pros and cons" information session on November 2018 ballot measures. Beginning at 7:00 pm (Channing House, 850 Webster Street).
Roof-Top Decks Downtown: The Planning Commission will hold a hearing on an application for extra floor area and a conditional use permit to allow a roof-top deck of over 2,000 sf atop a commercial building at 285 University Avenue for the exclusive use of HOUZZ, the tenant currently occupying the 2nd through 5th floors of the building. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Housing Work Plan Ordinance: The Planning and Transportation Commission will vote on a draft zoning ordinance that would amend development standards in order to promote new housing. Amendments address minimum and maximum unit density, unit size, floor area ratio, height, and open space; parking requirements; exclusively residential projects; ground floor retail provisions; the approval process; and other regulations governing residential and mixed-use development. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report .
Ballot Measures: The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto will hold a "pros and cons" information session on November 2018 ballot measures. Beginning at 11:30 am (Women's Club of Palo Alto, 475 Homer Avenue).
Ballot Measures: The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto will hold a "pros and cons" information session on November 2018 ballot measures. Beginning at 2:00 pm (Avenidas at Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road).
Palo Alto City Council Candidate Forum: Hosted by Palo Alto Neighborhoods (PAN). 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm (City Hall).
Palo Alto Council Candidate Debate: Sponsored by Palo Alto Weekly, Chamber of Commerce and others. Beginning at 7:30 pm (Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road).
Conversion of Mortuary at 980 Middlefield Road: Council will pre-screen a request to amend the existing Planned Community Zone in order to change the allowed use from mortuary to private women's club. Beginning at 6:10 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Southgate RPP: Council's consent calendar includes an up or down vote on a six month extension of the pilot phase for Southgate's Residential Preferential Parking Program. Vote on consent calendar scheduled for 7:50 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Renter Relocation Assistance: Council's consent calendar includes a second reading of draft ordinance requiring relocation assistance for no-fault evictions from multi-family housing developments containing 50 units or more. If approved on this second reading, the ordinance will take effect in 31 days. Vote on consent calendar scheduled for 7:50 pm (City Hall). Click here to view draft ordinance.
ADU Updates: Council will vote on updates to the ADU ordinance, including basement setback requirements, daylight planes, bonus lot coverage and floor area, reduced height limits within Eichler tracts, replacement parking provisions and more. Beginning at 9:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Transportation Impact Fees: City Council will vote to establish an updated citywide transportation impact fee (a one-time fee on new development and redevelopment throughout Palo Alto to fund transportation improvements to accommodate and mitigate the impacts of future development in the city) and update the municipal fee schedule. Postponed to a future date.
Cubberley Re-design – Community Meeting: The City and the PAUSD will host the first of four, iterative Community Meetings, kicking off a co-design process for shared community and school district use of the Cubberley Community Center. 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (Cubberley Pavilion, 4000 Middlefield Road). Click here for more information about the Co-design project. Click here to RSVP for the first community meeting.
Affordable Housing Project: The Planning and Transportation Commission will vote on a recommendation to apply the new Affordable Housing Combining District development standards to a 100% affordable housing project proposed for 3703-3709 El Camino Real (at Wilton Court). Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Housing Work Plan Ordinance: The Planning and Transportation Commission will continue its discussion of a draft zoning ordinance that would amend development standards in order to promote new housing. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report .
Grade Separations and Caltrain Electrification: The Council Rail Committee will consider a proposed cooperation agreement with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board regarding Caltrain's Electrification Project (click here for staff report) and the scope of traffic study related to potential grade crossing closures at Palo Alto Avenue and Churchill Road (click here for map of proposed traffic study locations). Meeting begins at 8:00 am.
Airplane Noise and Environmental Impacts: Beginning at 6:40 pm (City Hall). Staff report will be available here on September 13, 2018.
Rezoning of 788 San Antonio Road: Council will pre-screen a proposal to rezone from Service Commercial (CS) to Multi-Family Residential (RM-40) use and to redevelop the site with a three-story, 45,000 square foot residential project. Postponed, tentatively to October 15. Click here for staff report.
Public Safety Building: Council will hold a study session to review the public Safety building design and status. Beginning at 8:40 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Cool Blocks Contract: City Council will vote on the consent calendar to approve a $25,000 contract with the Empowerment Institute for continued support of the Cool Blocks program as a revised Beta2 Pilot program. The contract also would include $75,000 of in-kind staff time to support the program. Click here for staff report.
Downtown Parking Garage: Council will hold a hearing to approve the Final Environmental Impact Report for the five-level parking structure at 375 Hamilton Avenue. POSTPONED.
Southgate RPP: Council will consider a resolution to continue the Southgate Residential Preferential Parking Program with Modifications, including limiting the number of available employee permits. POSTPONED.
Public Safety Building and Garage – Community Meeting: The City will host a community meeting for the public to learn about the new Public Safety Building and California Avenue Parking Garage project, including upcoming street and parking changes and tree removals in the area due to construction. 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (Palo Alto Central Meeting Room, 122 Sherman Avenue, Suite A100, Palo Alto).
Tree Protection Ordinance: The Planning and Transportation Commission will comment on a draft update to the city's tree protection ordinance. Beginning at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Staff report and draft ordinance will be available here on September 10, 2018.
Business Registry and Audit Work Plan for 2019: The Council Policy and Services Committee will review an audit of the city's Business Registry. The audit concluded that the Business Registry data was unreliable and offered recommendations for improvement. Beginning at 7:00 pm (Community Meeting Room, City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Policy and Services will also review the Fiscal Year 2019 Audit Work Plan. The Audit Work Plan outlines the audit activities and special projects the department will undertake in its ongoing oversight of city operations, including consideration of both risk factors and opportunities. Key upcoming audits include Code Enforcement, Parking Assessment Districts, Residential Parking Permit Program and city parking facilities, Transferable Development Rights, and data integrity and reliability. Click here for staff report.
Trains in Palo Alto – Impact on Traffic? Safety? Homes? – Nadia Naik of Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design (CARRD) will present an update on what's on the horizon for the rail corridor and how it may impact Palo Altans. From 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm at the Palo Alto Women's Club (475 Homer Avenue, Palo Alto). Free event open to all.
Change of use at 980 Middlefield Road: Council will pre-screen a request to amend the existing Planned Community Zone in order to change the allowed use from mortuary. Beginning at 5:15 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report. LIKELY TO BE POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 1.
Grand Jury Report on Affordable Housing: Council will consider a draft letter of response to Grand Jury report. Beginning at 6:50 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Renter Protections: Council will consider a Colleague's Memo regarding strengthening renter protection for Palo Alto residents. Beginning at 8:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
State and Local Legislative Update: Council will hold a study session to review recommended city positions for the 2018 League of California Cities Resolutions and State and Local Measures on the November 6, 2018 ballot. Beginning at 9:15 pm (City Hall). Click here and here for staff reports.
Transparency in Labor Negotiations: The Council Finance Committee will discuss Colleagues Memo. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (Community Meeting Room, City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Housing Work Plan: The Planning Commission will hold a study session on the framework for zoning changes to be included in a 2018 housing ordinance to "encourage production of a diversity of housing types in appropriate locations." Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
3877 El Camino Real (at Curtner): The PTC will hold a hearing to approve a zoning map designation to allow subdivision of an existing 0.75 acre parcel into 17 residential condos and one commercial condo. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Pickleball to be added to Tennis Court Use Policy: The Parks and Recreation Commission will consider revisions to the city's Field and Tennis Court Use Policy to incorporate priority use times for Pickleball and allow for Pickleball tournament reservations. Meeting begins at 7:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Safe Routes to School: Council will hold a study session on the Safe Routes to School Partnership Annual Update. Beginning at 5:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Animal Shelter: City Council will consider an operating agreement with Pets in Need and interim improvements to the Palo Alto Animal Shelter. Beginning at 6:40 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Emergency Renter Protection Ordinance: Council will consider adopting an ordinance requiring relocation assistance or relocation assistance plus just cause eviction protections for multifamily housing developments of 50 units or more. Beginning at 8:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Reaffirming City Commitment to a Diverse, Supportive, Inclusive and Protective Community. Council will consider recommendations from the Human Relations Commission (HRC) to support and extend Council Resolution Number 9653. Beginning at 9:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
ADU Updates: Council will consider PTC approved updates to the ADU ordinance, including basement setback requirements, daylight planes, bonus lot coverage and floor area, reduced height limits within Eichler tracts, replacement parking provisions and more. Postponed to future date. Click here for staff report.
Community Meeting on Grade Separations: The first of three in a new series of community meetings will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 pm (Mitchell Park Community Center).
Bay Delta Plan: Council will consider supporting the objectives of the State Water Resources Control Board's Bay Delta Plan and a Negotiated Voluntary Settlement of Water Issues on the Tuolumne River. Beginning at 6:35 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Nobu Restaurant Expansion Appeal: Council will consider an appeal of the Planning Director's approval of the Architectural Review Application to allow construction of a new two-story commercial building replacing three on-site parking spaces with five In-lieu spaces in the Downtown Parking Assessment District. Beginning at 7:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Fire Services Agreement with Stanford: Council will consider fire services agreement with Stanford University for the period July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023 and settlement agreement for overpayment claim by Stanford. Beginning at 8:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Stanford GUP: Council will review and comment on the city's letter to the Santa Clara county Board of Supervisors regarding the Stanford General Use Permit application. Beginning at 10:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Airplane Noise: City Council will vote on a resolution to join newly formed Santa Clara/Santa Cruz Community Roundtable to address community noise concerns and make recommendations on airplane noise-related issues. Beginning at 9:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Urban Forest Master Plan: City Council will vote to adopt the Urban Forest Master Plan (Second Edition) and Implementation Plan. Continued to a future date.
Office Cap Ballot Measures and Stanford GUP: City Council will hold a special meeting to put the citizens' initiative on the ballot, along with a possible competing measure from the City, and to approve submittal of formal comments on the Recirculated DEIR for the Stanford GUP. Tentative, TBD.
Deadline to Apply for Community Advisory Panel on Grade Separations: Deadline to submit applications to join the Community Advisory Panel to work with the City's project team on grade separation planning. Deadline is 5:00 pm. Click here for more information and application.
Stanford GUP: Santa Clara County will host at public meeting on two Additional Housing Alternatives studied in a recirculated Draft Environmental Impact Report for Stanford's proposed expansion. Under Alternative A, Stanford would build housing to accommodate all the demand created by its academic expansion. Under Alternative B, the University would build housing for about half the housing needs it creates. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Palo Alto Art Center). Click here for more information. Public comments can be submitted until July 26, 2018.
Community Meeting on Housing Work Plan: The city will hold a community Open House on implementation of the Housing Work Plan, including potential changes to density standards, parking requirements, review processes, and land use preferences in the city. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm (Downtown Library). Click here for flyer.
Downtown RPP Modifications: City Council may consider amending the number of employee parking permits allotted and modifying or maintaining the prohibition on re-parking in the Downtown Residential Preferred Parking (RPP) program. Beginning at 7:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Stanford GUP: City Council will consider a formal comment letter to address new scenarios on a revised Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (public comment period closes on July 27) for the Stanford Expansion. Beginning at 8:00 pm (City Hall). Staff report not yet available. Click here for staff report. Click here for more information on the updated DEIR, including upcoming public hearings.
Fire Services: City Council will consider the Terms of Agreement for Fire Protection Services to Stanford University for the Period January 1, 2018 – June 30, 2023 and settlement of prior claim for overpayment. Beginning at 9:00 pm (City Hall). Staff report will be available on June 21.
Downtown Parking Structure: The Architectural Review Board will consider the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (public comment period ends on July 2, 2018) for the proposed Downtown Parking Garage at 375 Hamilton Avenue and conduct an initial public hearing on the proposed project. The hearing will be continued on July 5, 2018 for an ARB recommendation on the project. Beginning at 8:30 am (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
City School Liaison Committee: Among other things, the Committee will hear an update from PAUSD on funding for teacher housing, an upcoming school bond measure, the proposed 2018-2019 PAUSD budget, and Cubberley Community Center. 8:00 am – 9:30 am (Community Meeting Room, City Hall). Click here for agenda.
Grade Separations: City Council will vote on a new Community Engagement Plan that includes formation of a Community Advisory Panel (up to 12 people, appointed by City Manager). Council will also consider narrowing grade separation options for Churchill Road (and possibly Palo Alto Avenue), including removal of language about widening Embarcadero Rd. Beginning at 6:00 pm (City Hall).
Budget Adoption: City Council will vote to adopt the city's Fiscal Year 2019 Budget. Beginning at 6:55 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Grade Separations: The Council Rail Committee will discuss community engagement and next steps for further narrowing grade separation options, recommend Council approval of the VTA Measure B Grade Separation Funding Plan, and consider recommending a formal city position on the Caltrain Business Plan. Beginning at 8:00 am (Community Meeting Room, City Hall).
Benchmark report on traffic projects: The Planning and Transportation Commission will hold a study session on current traffic safety projects, activities and initiatives undertaken in 2017. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for report.
Olive Garden Redevelopment: The PTC will hold a hearing on a Vesting Tentative Map for redevelopment of the former Olive Garden Restaurant site into a previously approved, mixed-use project with first floor commercial space and 13 residential condos. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Bike Boulevards: City Council will hold a study session on Phase 1 of the transportation safety and bike boulevard project (along Amarillo Avenue, Bryant Street, East Meadow Drive, Montrose Avenue, Moreno Avenue, Louis Road, Palo Alto Avenue, and Ross Road). Beginning at 6:00 pm (El Palo Alto Room, Mitchell Park Community Center). Click here for staff report.
Anti-Idling Ordinance: City Council will vote on an ordinance requiring drivers to shut off their engines after two or three minutes of stationary idling if not in an active traffic path. Beginning at 8:15 pm (City Hall) Postponed until after summer break.. Click here for staff report.
Public Safety Building: City Council to approve Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), modified development standards and architectural review applications for the new Public Safety Building and Parking Lot. Beginning at 8:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Utilities Rate Increases: City Council will vote on the following rate increases for Fiscal Year 2019: a 6 percent increase for electric; 4 percent increase for gas; 3 percent increase for water; 11 percent increase for wastewater collection; 2.9 percent increase for both storm drain and dark fiber rates. Beginning at 7:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Ballot Measures – Comp Plan and Health Care Costs: City Council will take action on two voter initiatives, one pertaining to the Comprehensive Plan office/R&D cap and the other to Health Care Costs. If sufficient signatures are certified, the Council must either adopt the ordinance as proposed in the initiative (without alteration) or submit the initiative, without alteration, to the voters. If the Council votes to put the initiative on the ballot, it may also write an alternative or competing measure for the November ballot. Beginning at 9:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report on Office Cap Initiative. Click here for staff report on Health Care Costs Initiative.
Downtown Business Improvement District: City Council will adopt a resolution levying assessments for Fiscal Year 2019 on businesses in the Downtown Business Improvement District. Beginning at 7:35 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Workforce Housing Overlay: City Council will vote to adopt a Workforce Housing (WH) overlay ordinance to allow high density housing development on properties zoned for public facilities within 1/2 mile of train stations. Projects would be eligible for reduced development standards (parking, density, FAR, etc) and would be required to include units dedicated to individuals earning up to 150% of area median income. Council will also approve site and design for the first application under the overlay: a 57 unit property on the former VTA parking lot at 2755 El Camino Real. Beginning at 7:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Ballot Poll Results: City Council will review additional polling results regarding potential tax measures for Palo Alto's November ballot. Beginning at 6:35 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Changes to Parking Standards: The Planning and Transportation Commission will hold a study session on potential zoning code revisions to reduce parking requirements as part of a 2018 Housing Ordinance. Beginning at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Grade Separations: City Council to approve Council Rail Committee recommendations regarding grade separation alternatives to be evaluated and VTA Measure B Grade Separation Funding Plan. Beginning at 9:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Avenidas Redevelopment and Junior Museum & Zoo Funding: City Council to designate the Avenidas building (450 Bryant Street) as a "sender site" for the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program, issue RFP's for the sale of TDR's from the Avenidas and College Terrace Library buildings, and commit an additional $1 million to phase I of the Junior Museum project. Beginning at 7:35 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Budget: Council Finance Committee Budget hearing. Beginning at 9:00 am (Community Meeting Room, City Hall).
Grade Separations: The Council Rail Committee is expected to recommend Council approval of 4 to 8 grade separation alternatives to be evaluated and a VTA Measure B Grade Separation Funding Plan. The Committee will also discuss potential recommendations for a formal City position on the Caltrain Business Plan. Tentative, TBD. Cancelled.
Annual Office Limit: Council will vote on the consent calendar (up or down vote without discussion) for final adoption of an ordinance to revise the Interim Annual Limit on office/R&D development in Downtown, around California Avenue, and in the El Camino Real Corridor. Beginning at 5:40 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Wireless Cell Antennas: City Council will hold a consolidated hearing on seven appeals of approved Verizon Wireless plans to install cell antennas on neighborhood power poles. Beginning at 5:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Charleston-Arastradero Corridor Project: City Council will vote to approve multi-million dollar contracts for Phases 1 and 2 of the project. Beginning at 8:00 pm (City Hall).Click here for staff report .
Downtown RPP Amendments: City Council will consider amendments to the Downtown Residential Preferred Parking Program. Tentative, TBD. Postponed to a date uncertain.
Cubberley Master Plan: The City-School Liaison Committee will discuss Safe Routes to School and get an update on the Cubberley Master Plan. Beginning at 8:30 am (Community Meeting Room, City Hall). Tentative, details TBD.
Budget Hearings: The Finance Committee will hold a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 City Budget. 9:00 am – 3:15 pm (Community Meeting Room, City Hall). Click here for agenda.
Budget Hearings: The Finance Committee will hold an all day hearing on the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 City Budget. 9:00 am – 4:30 pm (Community Meeting Room, City Hall). Click here for agenda.
Crescent Park No Overnight Parking Program: City Council will approve an ordinance to add additional eligible streets to the program and procedures for opt-out and dissolution. Consent calendar vote beginning at 6:45 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
First Baptist Church Application to Operate as a Community Center: The City Council will consider a PTC recommendation to approve the application of First Baptist Church, 305 N. California Avenue, for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate as a community center. Beginning at 6:50 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report. Click here for staff report from 4/11 PTC meeting.
Grade Separations: City Council will consider Rail Committee recommendations regarding the short list of specific grade separation ideas. Beginning at 8:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Affordable Housing Overlay Ordinance: City Council consent calendar vote on second reading of new Affordable Housing Combining District/Overlay Ordinance. If approved, the ordinance will take effect in 31 days. Click here for staff report.
Airplane Noise: City Council will consider recommendations from Council Policy and Services Committee and possibly discuss potential legal strategies for challenging the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). Beginning at 7:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report. Continued from April 9, 2018.
Transportation Impact Fees: City Council will consider Finance Committee recommendations for a new ordinance that would impose a one time fee for new development and redevelopment city-wide to fund transportation improvements to accommodate and mitigate the impacts of future development in the city. Beginning at 8:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP): City Council will select the Working Group for the NVCAP planning process. Beginning at 6:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report. and list of applicants.
Annual Office Limit: City Council will consider a permanent ordinance limiting new office/R&D development in Downtown, California Avenue and the El Camino Real corridor to an annual total of 50,000 square feet. The proposed ordinance would modify the existing interim annual limit by allowing rollover of unallocated square footage to the subsequent year and eliminating quality rankings for proposed new projects, instead granting approvals on a first-come basis. Beginning at 7:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Infrastructure Tax Measure: City Council will discuss polling results regarding various tax strategies being considered for a potential ballot measure to fill a $50 million plus gap in infrastructure funding. Beginning at 8:30 pm (City Hall). Staff report will be available April 26. Click here for polling results presented to the Finance Committee on April 17.
Redevelopment at Footlocker site: The Planning and Transportation Commission will consider an application to subdivide the property at 3225 El Camino Real (formerly occupied by the Footlocker store) to create a mixed-use "commercial" parcel and a "residential" parcel comprised of four new condominiums. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
ADU Ordinance Modifications: The Planning and Transportation Commission will consider recommended changes to last year's ordinance expanding opportunities for construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in residential neighborhoods. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Housing Work Plan: The Planning and Transportation Commission will discuss key zoning issues for PTC deliberation regarding a new housing ordinance under Council's housing workplace. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Railway Grade Separation: The Council Rail Committee will continue screening grade separation ideas and receive a verbal update on interagency activities. Beginning at 8:00 am (Community Meeting Room, City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Mayor's State of the City Address: 6:00 pm (Oshmann Jewish Community Center, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto). View invitation here.
Tax measure polling and water rate increase: Council Finance Committee will consider a resolution raising water rates by 4 percent and review initial polling results regarding possible ballot measure for infrastructure funding. 6:00 pm (Community Meeting Room, City Hall).
Golf Course Contracts and Golf Fees Update: City Council will consider 39-month management and restaurant contracts totaling up to $9,008,000; a revised fee schedule for golf course use and equipment rentals including the introduction of dynamic pricing (higher fees during high use periods) and a $1,334,642 adjustment to the FY2018 General Fund budget and other golf course related issues. Beginning at 7:15 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report. Additional staff attachments are here.
Annual Office Limit Ordinance: City Council will hold a public hearing on a proposed ordinance to extend and modify the interim 50,000 square foot annual limit on new office/R&D. Beginning at 9:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Police body cameras: The Human Relations Commission will discuss concerns about privacy, transparency and public access to body camera recordings under the police department's draft Field-Based Video policy. Beginning at 7:00 pm (City Hall).
Downtown Capacity Study: The Planning and Transportation Commission will hear a report on the 2017 Downtown Cap Study that analyzes potential infill development capacity Downtown and identifies obstacles to redevelopment, including both physical and economic limitations. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
First Baptist Church Application to Operate as a Community Center: The Planning and Transportation Commission will consider an application from First Baptist Church, 305 N. California Avenue, for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate as a community center. Meeting begins at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Police Body-cameras: The Council Policy and Services Committee will discuss the Body-worn Cameras Policy. Tentative, TBD. Meeting cancelled.
Zoning for Affordable Housing: City Council will consider a proposed Affordable Housing (AH) Combining District and related recommendations from the PTC. Beginning at 7:15 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Airplane Noise: City Council will consider recommendations from Council Policy and Services Committee and possibly discuss potential legal strategies for challenging the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration). Beginning at 9:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report. Continued to May 7, 2018.
Water and Wastewater Rate Hikes: The Council Finance Committee will consider Utilities Commission recommendations to adopt resolutions increasing water rates by 4 percent and increasing wastewater rates by 11 percent. Beginning at 6:00 pm (Community Meeting Room, City Hall).
Eichler Design Guidelines: Council will consider a resolution regarding Eichler Neighborhood Design Guidelines. Beginning at 7:35 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Anti-idling Ordinance: City Council will consider an ordinance to regulate the unnecessary idling of vehicles. Beginning at 9:00 pm (City Hall). Note: Staff report will be available here on March 28, 2018.
Cool Blocks Contract: City Council will consider approval of a Contract With the Empowerment Institute for $100,000 for Community Engagement Block Program (Continued from March 5, 2018). Note: Staff has requested that this item be postponed to a date uncertain.
Charleston-Arastradero Corridor Project: Public Works staff will hold an open house to discuss the project and construction schedule. 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (Multi-purpose room, Hoover Elementary School).
Revisions to ADU Ordinance: The Planning and Transportation Commission will consider recommended updates to the city's ordinance on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). Beginning at 6:00 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Charleston-Arastradero Corridor Project: Public Works staff will hold an open house to discuss the project and construction schedule. 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm (Staff lounge, Gunn High School).
Study Session on Stanford TDM and Sales Tax Report: City Council will get a status report on the Stanford Research Park Transportation Demand Management Program (TDM) and review the City Auditor's report on third quarter sales tax highlights. Beginning at 5:00 pm (City Hall).
$1.8 to $4.5 million Council Chambers Audio/Visual Upgrade: City Council will consider three design options for Audio-Visual (AV)/ADA/Voting systems upgrades and potential broadcast capabilities for council chambers. Estimated costs range from $1.8 million to $4.5 million. Beginning at 7:30 pm (City Hall). Click here for staff report.
Grade Separations: The Council Rail Committee will receive a report on the recent Community Roundtable on the Trench and Tunnel White Paper and a report on the initial screening of a Master List of grade separation alternatives under consideration. 8:00 am to 11:00 am (Community Meeting Room, City Hall).


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FIBA Women's Asia Cup: Japan's four-peat chances rest on Ramu Tokashiki
Ramu Tokashiki was named the MVP in 2013 and 2015, and has also featured in the prestigious WNBA for Seattle Storm.
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Japan hoopster Ramu Tokashiki, during practice ahead of FIBA Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament at Sree Kanteerava Stadium, in Bengaluru on Monday. - K Murali Kumar
Japan's chances of recording a four-peat in the FIBA Women's Asia Cup basketball tournament rest heavily on forward Ramu Tokashiki. The pressure of leading her side is sure to test Ramu to the full, as she is making a comeback from an ankle injury.
But there is no doubting Ramu's exceptional talent. The 28-year-old was named the 'Most Valuable Player' in the 2013 and 2015 editions of this tournament, and has also featured in the prestigious WNBA for the Seattle Storm franchise.
Ramu is thrilled to be back on the court for her national team, having last worn the Japan jersey in the 2016 Rio Olympics. "It's been a long time since I played for Japan. I want to show that I can do well at this level," Ramu said.
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Ramu draws confidence from her three-year WNBA stint (2015-17). In her debut year, she averaged 8.2 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game to be named in the WNBA All-Rookie Team. The next two seasons, however, were a disappointment, after being named in the starting five in just two games.
Playing in the United States of America presented challenges both on and off the field. "American players are taller, stronger and generally more self-confident than Japanese players. Americans also focus on keeping possession, while Japanese basketball is all about speed.
"Of course, there are cultural differences too, but I am quite flexible and I can adjust easily. The other big difference is that in Japan, the women's league is not entirely professional. But in America, immediately after a WNBA game, a player can be suddenly cut from the team. The competition is severe," the 6' 4" hoopster said.
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Wanuskewin gets $3M donation, nearing $40M target for Thundering Ahead campaign
Erin Petrow, Saskatoon StarPhoenix
In a presentation that started with a traditional smudging ceremony, honour song and prayer, Nutrien announced a donation of $3 million to the Wanuskewin Heritage Park Thundering Ahead campaign.
Lee Knafelc, Nutrien's chief sustainability officer, said the gift represents a commitment to Nutrien's Indigenous partners and the advancement of reconciliation.
"The ground where we stand represents a gathering point, a place where the original people from the Great Plains would find nourishment for their families — body, mind and spirit," Knafelc said. "Much like our partners, Nutrien is also tied to the land, relying on ancient mineral deposits to feed the world."
With this donation — which campaign co-chair and former Saskatoon Tribal Council Chief Felix Thomas called "the biggest gift Wanuskewin has ever had" — the campaign has now raised $31 million, closing in on its $40 million goal.
The funds raised through the campaign will be used to renovate and expand the building, introduce and maintain exhibits and art galleries, restore the land to its natural state and reintroduce a herd of plains bison, which have a natural history of roaming the area for more than 6,000 years.
"It will be a great thrill to have the bison back as a symbol of the reconciliation that we have," said Wayne Brownlee, co-chair of the Thundering Ahead campaign and Nutrien's chief financial officer.
"You will see hopefully within two years that the majority of this will be done — we will have transformed this location into a place that will have longevity for a long, long time in the future as a continuation of the story of Wanuskewin."
Brownlee said the campaign still has a few more goals to meet, both in fundraising and land purchases, but he is hopeful the park is well on its way to becoming the first UNESCO World Heritage Site in Saskatchewan.
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Nutrien's chief sustainability officer Lee Knafelc speaks during the presentation announcing Nutrien's $3 million donation to the Wanuskewin Heritage Park Thundering Ahead campaign in Saskatoon on July 18, 2018. (Erin Petrow/ Saskatoon StarPhoenix) Saskatoon
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Gardaí in search for Mayo's best youths
By Ellen O'Riordan
Gardaí will be stationed in supermarket aisles throughout the county over the coming weeks to raise awareness about the second annual Mayo Garda Youth Awards.
Barry'O'Donnell, retail manager, SuperValu, Achill Sound picture with Garda Michelle Murray from Newport Garda Station.
With a pop-up information stand in eight SuperValu stores across the county, gardaí are able to interact directly with people as they go about their business.
The competition, sponsored by SuperValu, officially opened for applications on November 8.
Garda Anthony McCabe of Westport Station said the volume of submissions has exceeded expectations.
"We, in An Garda Síochána, see the difficult side of society, but we also see the good, and there is an awful lot of good going on in the community," he said.
It is up to members of the public — family, friends, teachers, youth workers — to nominate young people aged 13 to 21 who are worthy of the recognition. The Garda Youth Awards take place throughout the State, with regional winners invited to compete at a national level.
As part of his role in community policing, Garda Colm Boyle frequently engages with schools and youth clubs across the county.
"It is when we go to places like these we see brilliant initiatives being done. Through the Garda Awards these initiatives can be recognised," he said. "These awards are for everyone, so long as they are young. People who have done or are doing something positive in making their communities better places."
The Westport garda and four-time all-star GAA footballer was unable to attend last year's ceremony as he was playing a county match. However, he is "fully booked in" this year and looking forward to the event on January 18 at the Great National Hotel in Ballina.
If anyone needed further incentive to apply, the Mayo star said he is always "delighted to have the chats" with young fans.
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New Music October 5, 2016 11:34 PM By Peter Helman
Lady Gaga shared "Perfect Illusion," the lead single from her upcoming album Joanne, last month. And tonight, she kicked off her dive bar tour by debuting another three new tracks called "Sinner's Prayer," "A-Yo," and "Million Reasons" at a dive bar in Nashville. The studio version of "Million Reasons" has already arrived, and befitting its Nashville debut, the song is a twangy, heartsick ballad worlds away from the Tame Impala-fied pop of "Perfect Illusion." Hear it and watch Gaga's performance in Nashville starting around the 28:00 mark below.
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Multicultural Graduation 2017
As always, things are wild in my life right now—I had a super busy week, presented a poster at my university's Undergraduate Research Symposium, and then got horribly ill and missed almost an entire week of classes. More about that in my upcoming June GHDR Review Post, though; this post is about something else that happened in among all of that.
So, at the recommendation of a friend, I was invited to apply to be a student speaker for this year's PSU Multicultural Graduation. The theme of this year's graduation event is From Resilience to Revolution, something I definitely feel qualified to speak on. I wrote a speech, recorded myself reading it, and sent in the application, but in the end I wasn't chosen. The student who was chosen is a brilliant young man doing very important research, and I am as excited for him as I am disappointed not to be chosen. But I decided to share the speech I would have given with all of you. So, without further ado, here it is:
I'd like to start by reading a poem I wrote in honor of my mother.
Forever Rising
Work-weary women
stand in the doorways
of sleeping children's bedrooms
smiles faint on their lips
pride-full and wondering
with my bare hands
I cradled this life into being
ain't that a heck of a thing?
See, our mamas taught us well
these single women working
for our best possible future
looking to tomorrow
where there may yet be nourishment
bread for hungry mouths
books for hungry minds
labour transformed by love
to sustain life.
And we came up
protected by ancestors
these warrior women's work
& sacrifice
paved our way towards freedom
so now we come to a place
where we must also take up
this precious mantle
the latest generation
preparing to push the next
towards the mountaintop.
Hello, my name is Tessara Dudley, I am so grateful to be speaking to you tonight. And I want to say this: we made it; because of our parents, our aunties and uncles, our friends, cousins, partners, mentors, our own indomitable spirits, we are here. Tonight, we stand at the end of one road, preparing to embark on a whole new journey. Some of us, myself included, never thought we would reach this moment. This place, this institution, was not meant for us, but we have taken it and made it ours. We have carved out this beautiful space, together. We are making room for justice through our very presence.
For some of us, it's been a hard road. We've been challenged, not by new knowledge and robust intellectual debate, but by the pressures of systemic discrimination and inequity. Some of us have faced microaggressions, struggled to feed ourselves and our families, or experienced loss of health and happiness. It has taken hard work, but we are here celebrating together. Our ability to find and build community is among our greatest strengths.
2 years ago, I didn't know if I would make it to graduation. After the police violence in Ferguson, I stressed myself sick, swinging between 3 and 13 hours of sleep a night, going and going until I couldn't anymore. My professors were very understanding, and I got through fall term with Bs, but I spent a month seriously thinking of dropping out. I kept hearing the criticism of academics and academia: we're too isolated, we don't do anything to make our communities better, our work isn't connected to the "real" world. As I saw images of children and disabled people being tear-gassed, it became harder and harder to feel like my work here mattered. I had a deep internal crisis that year. Two things kept me going: the love of my family and friends, and the amazing, affirming support of my professors. Without my professors in Black Studies and the advocacy of the Disability Resource Center, I wouldn't be on this stage today and, again, I'm so thankful for the collective work that has gotten me here.
Together, we have persevered, and we are not conquered. But is survival enough? What of those who could not be here tonight to cross this stage and be honored by this loving community? What of those who follow us? We are resilient, but there's more to life than pushing through adversity. How do we build on the work of those who came before us? How do we push our communities into creating a truly equitable society? How do we live our authentic truths in a world that tells people who look like us they have no worth?
We have built a vibrant, inclusive community, but we need to keep pressing outward. There are so many people who want to be here and are prevented by institutional barriers. Racism, gender bias, disablism, classism, documentation requirements, and other barriers keep out students who could benefit from post-secondary education, students who could use that education to benefit their communities, and whose experiences and perspectives would greatly benefit this university. Instead of scarcity, we can adopt an attitude of abundance: our accomplishments are not diminished by the expansion of this space, but are instead enhanced.
If I had left back in 2014, I know I wouldn't be on the path I'm on now. I wouldn't have been able to take the history class that busted my world open, and I wouldn't have gotten the chance to spend a wonderful semester at the University of Ghana, and I wouldn't have been chosen for this year's McNair Scholar cohort. I wouldn't now be preparing to go to grad school, or following my dream of becoming a teacher and researcher. Without the strength and courage I found through this community, I wouldn't be whole.
No matter where we go after this night, it is time to take this same spirit into our workplaces, our community organizations, and our future academic departments. Wherever we go, we can bring revolutionary insight and bold action. We can press the edges further and further outwards. We can enlarge the circle to make room for the voices being left out.
To revolutionize the world, we cannot let fear stand in our way. Change is hard, and sometimes it's scary, but as Audre Lorde said, "When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." Being afraid and doing what must be done anyway is the bravest act of all.
None of us are free until we are all free. Our communities are not whole until we all are present, able to be our whole selves and build the future together.
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Composite wood decking envelops the Grand Park Hotel
Finished exclusively in WoodN composite wood decking, the Grand Park Hotel in Rovinj exemplifies the trending focus on sustainability, without sacrificing luxury.
The city of Rovinj stands on the horizon for the lucky guests of the Grand Park Hotel, the new crown jewel of the Maistra group. Built around the ACI marina, the hotel was inaugurated on June 10, marking the Adris 44Cup regatta.
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