DOCUMENTS IN THIS PACKET INCLUDE: LETTERS FROM CITIZENS TO THE MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL RESPONSES FROM STAFF TO LETTERS FROM CITIZENS ITEMS FROM MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ITEMS FROM OTHER COMMITTEES AND AGENCIES ITEMS FROM CITY, COUNTY, STATE, AND REGIONAL AGENCIES 7/18/2016 Prepared for: Document dates: 6/29/2016 – 7/6/2016 Set 1 Note: Documents for every category may not have been received for packet reproduction in a given week. 701-32 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 8:12 AM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: [email protected] Friday, July 01, 2016 2:58 PM Council, City 10 more people signed “Palo Alto City Council: Charge a Volume-Based Usage Fee for Palo Alto Storm Drains” New signatures All Council Members – This petition addressed to you on Change.org has new activity. See progress and respond to the campaign's supporters. 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Respond to let the people petitioning you know you're listening, say whether you agree with their call to action, or ask them for more information. Learn more. This notification was sent to [email protected], the address listed as the decision maker contact by the petition starter. If this is incorrect, please post a response to let the petition starter know. Change.org · 548 Market St #29993, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401, USA 2 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:44 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Scott & Tasha Souter <[email protected]> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 12:02 PM Council, City 567-595 Maybell - Thank You Dear City Council, Thank you for the decision last night to let the Golden Gate Homes Maybell development go through. Your decision is an endorsement of collaborative efforts between residents and developers to keep Palo Alto both growing and a desirable place to live. Thank you again for the good judgement. Scott and Tasha Souter Baker Avenue 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:45 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Nancie Vargas <[email protected]> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 7:51 PM Council, City Airplane noise I would like to offer a qualitative description of how airplane traffic noise affects my life. I have lived in the Ventura area of Palo Alto since 2011 (and in College Terrace since 1997, where I was under a flight path but planes flew much higher and much less frequently). I live about 350 feet from the Cal Train tracks. Until last year the main noise disruption was from the train, which passes from 2 to over 8 times an hour, of which I was aware when I moved to the area. When I moved to my current address I very much enjoyed the quiet and peacefulness. Since NextGen I am constantly disturbed by airplane noise, mostly to SFO (two separate flight paths from the south, plus oceanic arrivals, and arrivals from the north (Canada, Portland, Seattle) that loop south and approach SFO from there). I am also occasionally disturbed by air traffic coming and going to SJC and Oakland, and other small airports (Palo Alto, San Carlos). The following points refer to SFO air traffic. In a few short months I became able to identify by sound the type of aircraft, approximate speed and altitude (something I knew nothing about and was at first bewildered about how one could manually enter a flight complaint from such data); Filing complaints has become a full-time job, and I still can’t report every flight. It would be easier to log the time without any noise. It is not uncommon for me to log over 100 complaints over a few hours in one day, and I am constantly interrupted from activities of daily life (e.g., cooking, cleaning, reading, conversing); The noise has a long duration, average 90 seconds. I hear the planes rumbling over the Santa Cruz Mountains, then the noise grows as the planes pass overhead, and continues to trail off until the planes are over the Bay. This results in nearly non-stop noise; Planes fly below 4000 feet multiple times a day (per my complaints filed through http://complaints.serfr1.org/); Noise on the ground outside is much LESS than it is in my second-floor apartment. I live in a dense apartment area, and the sound reverberates off neighboring complexes. It is imperative that actual measurements of noise be taken instead of relying on mathematical modeling; The plane noise is, more often than not, louder than Cal Train and freight trains that pass by blowing their horns (I live near one of the crossings where a number of people have taken their lives); 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:45 PM When I take a shower I feel like I’m in an airport hotel; I live 30 miles from SFO; I live in a constant state of stress because of the noise. This impacts not only my general quality of life, but also my ability to deal with my adult daughter who has severe emotional disability; I support the comments of all the Community Based Airplane Noise Groups’ Presentations to the Select Committee in Response to FAA Feasibility Study on June 29, 2016 at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, where I listened from the lobby because there was an outraged overflow crowd. Please continue your efforts to remedy this situation. Thank you. Respectfully, Nancie Elena Vargas, Ph.D. 242 Curtner Ave., Apt. L Palo Alto, CA 94306-2815 [email protected] (650) 847-8134 --Nancie 2 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:52 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Diane <[email protected]> Thursday, June 30, 2016 3:48 PM Council, City Airplane noise On Wednesday June 29th we attended the airplane noise meeting of the commission chaired by Joe Simitian in Mountain View. The theater holds 600 people and it was full with an overflow crowd in the lobby watching on video monitors. We were surprised that there were no officials from Palo Alto present, although other alternate members of the commission were introduced and the mayor of Mountain View spoke as one of 100 or so members of the public who spoke about the problem. Perhaps we missed seeing any Palo Alto officials who were at this very important hearing. Sky Posse gave an excellent presentation, but there are other competing interest groups and we believe we needed to show up. Solon and Diane Finkelstein 2049 Dartmouth Street Sent from my iPad 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 8:16 AM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: [email protected] on behalf of Wolfgang Dueregger <[email protected]> Monday, July 04, 2016 8:28 AM Steven Tjiang Nina Luu; Council, City; [email protected]; Paul & Karen Machado; Christian Pease; Patrick Slattery; Neilson Buchanan; cheryl goodwin; Tommy Derrick Re: Airplane noise Steven With all respect but u r probably the only one not hearing any planes. For the rest of us we hope the city of Palo Alto initiates steps with the FAA to get back to the situation where we were before the FAA changed the flight paths around 18 months ago On Sunday, July 3, 2016, Steven Tjiang <[email protected]> wrote: It's 10:49. I don't recall hearing any planes in the last half hour. I'm working in my detached garage office which is not well-insulated. My house is well insulated and I don't hear trains or airplanes inside the house. I supposed this has to do with flight paths to SFO. Can the city really influence this in any real way? On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 10:48 PM Nina Luu <[email protected]> wrote: Hi Steve, It's 10:41PM and I just heard two loud planes passed by, I am in the front of the house so a little less noise but the back of my house, the noise is much more roaring. Perhaps your house is a little out of the path and may be more insulated (if newer). I hope the city and do something about the noise as it's real and unusually loud. Sent from Outlook 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 8:16 AM From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Steven Tjiang <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 4, 2016 5:04 AM To: Nina Luu Cc: Wolfgang Dueregger; Council, City; evergreen‐park‐[email protected]; Paul & Karen Machado; Christian Pease; Patrick Slattery; Neilson Buchanan; cheryl goodwin; Tommy Derrick Subject: Re: [evergreen‐park‐discuss] Airplane noise I have never experienced airplane noise that loud ever in Palo Alto. I guess too many rock concerts in my younger days. On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 9:58 PM, Nina Luu <[email protected]> wrote: It's hard to tune out airplane noise that feels like the plane is about to land on your roof at 10PM. Sent from Outlook From: Steven Tjiang <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 4, 2016 4:42 AM To: Wolfgang Dueregger; Council, City Cc: evergreen‐park‐[email protected]; Paul & Karen Machado; Christian Pease; Patrick Slattery; Nina Luu; Neilson Buchanan; cheryl goodwin; Tommy Derrick Subject: Re: [evergreen‐park‐discuss] Airplane noise Wolfgang, Sorry. I didn't mean to discount your concerns. I'm just genuinely surprised at how much I have tuned out airplanes and trains after living in the neighborhood for so long. After reading your email I did notice very briefly an airplane and a louder helicopter. It wasn't annoying to me but I could see how it might be annoying to others if it went on and on. On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 9:32 PM Steven Tjiang <[email protected]> wrote: Am I living in a different world or deaf? I barely ever hear the planes. I don't hear the trains much either. I must be deaf or tune out the planes to the point where I don't notice them. But I find the sound of El Camino traffic much worse than either the planes or the train. On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:04 PM Wolfgang Dueregger [email protected] [evergreen‐park‐discuss] <evergreen‐park‐discuss‐[email protected]> wrote: Dear city council, It is Friday 10pm, the windows are open, and the super low flying airplanes passing over evergreen park are shaking our windows. The airplane noise is even trumping the horns of Caltrain's trains. 2 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 8:16 AM Please do something about this. This airplane noise situation worsened significantly during the past 18 months. It feels more like being next to an airforce base without the nice planes ‐:) And the planes are coming in one after another in a very tight corridor. During the time writing these fee lines 7 or 8 planes came through. This is insane. 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We live about one block away from el camino and I have to say for us #1 right now is airplane noise, #2 is Caltrain noise and #3 is noise from el camino But I am sure these noise perceptions vary with the location within the neighborhood; And sadly the elcamino noise issue will only get worse when they make a highway out of page mill (widening it to 3 lanes) which is a project coming down the line and when our city will continue to approve more large scale commercial projects along el Camino.... All of this will suck in more traffic and we see the consequences already in traffic jams all over the place, increased noise and pollution ( where are our environmentalists please of our green city!?), as well as overflow parking into residential neighborhoods. On Sunday, July 3, 2016, Steven Tjiang <[email protected]> wrote: Wolfgang, Sorry. I didn't mean to discount your concerns. I'm just genuinely surprised at how much I have tuned out airplanes and trains after living in the neighborhood for so long. After reading your email I did notice very briefly an airplane and a louder helicopter. It wasn't annoying to me but I could see how it might be annoying to others if it went on and on. On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 9:32 PM Steven Tjiang <[email protected]> wrote: Am I living in a different world or deaf? I barely ever hear the planes. I don't hear the trains much either. I must be deaf or tune out the planes to the point where I don't notice them. But I find the sound of El Camino traffic much worse than either the planes or the train. On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 10:04 PM Wolfgang Dueregger [email protected] [evergreenpark-discuss] <[email protected]> wrote: Dear city council, It is Friday 10pm, the windows are open, and the super low flying airplanes passing over evergreen park are shaking our windows. The airplane noise is even trumping the horns of Caltrain's trains. 4 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:45 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Wileta Burch <[email protected]> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 4:02 PM Council, City Castilleja Dear council members, It is my understanding that Castilleja girls school will meet with you to discuss future plans which will include expansion and will also address the neighbors complaints of parking and noise. Please give these plans a strong support as Castilleja is one of the most recognized schools in the country for it's academic excellence, diversity of enrollment, opportunities for the girls to give community service, travel abroad, and unparalleled preparation for a meaningful contribution beyond high school. Since my grand daughter attended Castilleja and my daughter‐in‐law has been on Staff there for 20 years, my husband Jim and I were able to experience the school many times. We visited classrooms, plays, graduations, toured the facility, and met with the Chef to discuss school gardens. The excellence we saw was inspiring. Since this school is one of Palo Alto's treasures, I hope you will support its opportunity to not only continue the current excellence but to expand it to even more girls. Thank you. Wileta Burch 177 Hemlock Court Palo Alto, CA 94306 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:45 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Megan Miller <[email protected]> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 8:08 PM Council, City Dear Council members, As a long time resident of Palo Alto and having raised my two children here, I am writing to lend my support to the CUP Castilleja has proposed. We are a community that values education and I believe it is important that we have multiple options for learning. I believe strongly in public education. I sent my children to Ohlone and Paly. However, I also know the value of an independent school education. I am supporting Castilleja for the girls in our community that need the kind of educational environment that Casti has to offer. As the former Director of Admission at The Girls' Middle School, I see Castilleja as more than one of the best elite independent girls school in the country. I see it as a much needed option for many adolescent girls. Palo Alto has grown and I encourage you to please allow the valuable experience of a Castilleja education to many more girls who need it. Thank you for considering my position. Regards, Megan Miller 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:46 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Etienne Grossmann <[email protected]> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 11:19 PM Council, City Message from the City Council Home Page: Bike lanes on E. Charleston Rd Hello, I bicycle on most weekdays on E. Charleston Rd. Near Nelson Dr, there typically are cars parked in the bike lane, forcing bicyclists to ride in the right lane: A little later: 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:46 PM A little further down the road: A little further still, the bike lane become very narrow: bicyclists have the choice between using the right lane, or the footand-a-half of bike lane squeezed between the right lane and the part for water runoff. Moreover, there is a crack on the right side of the bike lane, which renders it treacherous to narrow bike tires. 2 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:46 PM On the other side of Middlefield, things are just as bad, and also in the other direction. 3 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:46 PM Currently I often resort to taking the right lane. I just wanted the City Council to be aware of this situation, and that I would be glad to see it improve. Best regards, Etienne -http://www.egdn.net/etienne.html 4 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:46 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Goodman, Jessica Thursday, June 30, 2016 9:19 AM [email protected] Council, City; Garcia, RuthAnn FW: Mitchell Park branch butt-clowing, with Google Cloud printer Dear Mr. Gaebler, Thank you for letting us know about your issues using the Google Cloud Printer at Mitchell Park Library. We are continuing to troubleshoot and evaluate this experimental free printing service. We have reviewed with staff the procedures for handling the Cloud Printer service. In general, staff offers library users all of our printing options, including the standard networked ITsupported printing service (B/W or color printers), when users have printing needs. If you have issues with Mitchell Park staff, you are always welcome to speak directly with the manager of the Mitchell Park Library, RuthAnn Garcia, copied on this email. We can all ensure good service by maintaining a respectful environment for all library users and staff. Sincerely, Jessica Goodman Library Services Manager, Digital Initiatives Palo Alto City Library 650.838.2950 http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/library From: bobgnote <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 12:28 PM To: Library, Pa Cc: Bob Gaebler; Council, City Subject: Mitchell Park branch butt‐clowing, with Google Cloud printer How in blazes?! Did library staff FAIL, to write down how to operate the Cloud printer, by the end of June? Did library staff FAIL, to update the Windows AND the Chrome and the Adobe, on all the client computers, so we don't have this hang‐job problem, at the Google Cloud printer, at Mitchell Park branch, TIME AND TIME AGAIN? 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:46 PM So now they sent a guy, up here, to help the absolutely uninformed librarian, up here, on floor 2, he butt‐clowns, so now there's Pete. And WE ARE STILL WAITING, HALF AND HOUR, LATER. Google Cloud printing will need responsible PC support, and YOU HAVE NONE. YOU DIDN'T EVEN GET ONE OF THE E‐SMART LIBRARIANS, TO WRITE INSTRUCTIONS, FOR THE FABULOUS DOOFUSI, COMING UP HERE, TELLING ME TO USE THE B/W PRINTER, instead, like first response did. ‐‐ Bob Gaebler [email protected] 2 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:45 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Cassandra Moore <[email protected]> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 4:50 PM Council, City Housing I am fully in favor of low density housing for residential neighborhoods populated by children with bicycles. Cassanda Moore 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 11:41 AM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: John Guislin <[email protected]> Tuesday, July 05, 2016 9:45 AM [email protected] Council, City; Planning Commission; Keene, James; Gitelman, Hillary More work needed on EIRS Middle -2.pdf ALL: I am writing to advise that I believe the recently updated EIR's for Menlo Park’s Facebook Expansion and General Plan fail to consider the impact of growth on adjacent residential areas. Your plan calls for considering the impact of increased traffic at specified intersections but, as a resident of Middlefield Road in Palo Alto near the Menlo Park border, I can confirm that our street is already over capacity at both morning and afternoon peak traffic times. This overuse brings congestion, pollution and safety issues. Additional development will only extend these issues for more hours each day and increase the already high accident rate. Looking at performance of intersections does not consider the traffic that is backed up and idling in front of our homes for hours each workday. Idling traffic delivers increased pollution to our homes, makes exiting our driveways almost impossible and reduces crossstreet visibility resulting in a record number of accidents in the four blocks of Middlefield between the Menlo Park border and University Avenue in Palo Alto. Traffic delays at intersections impact drivers for perhaps 3 to 5 minutes. Backed up traffic on residential streets impacts residents for hours each day and makes our sidewalks a dangerous place to bike or walk. (see photos in attachment) You need to study and consider the impacts of increased vehicles traffic on residential streets that will see increased use, including both Middlefield Road and University Avenue. These streets are designated residential arterials and already bear a heavy burden from overuse. Attached please find a summary of the issues we endure on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto between University Avenue and the San Francisquito bridge. The accident totals are taken from CHP data.The accident photos are taken by residents who are begging the City of Palo Alto to improve conditions on Middlefield. It is critical that you understand that many accidents send cars crashing onto our sidewalks and even front yards (see photos in report). It is only a matter of time before a pedestrian or bicyclist is seriously injured because of a traffic accident. Children, families 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 11:41 AM and elderly residents use these sidealks on a daily basis. Increasing their risk for injury is not acceptable. NOTE: Our observations indicates that approximately 50% of all accidents on our street are reported to the CHP, so even though the number of accidents is high, it understates the real volume of accidents that occur, perhaps by at much as double. We must do a better job of studying all the impacts of increased development and traffic on our already overburdened infrastructure. John Guislin 225 Middlefield Road Palo Alto, Ca 94301 2 Middlefield Road North (University Avenue to Menlo Park) “…Four blocks of driver mayhem.” SJ Merc The Middlefield North Neighborhood has organized to demand Palo Alto take action to address serious safety concerns. A petition was presented to the city in May 2016 requesting the implementation of a road diet to address the high accident rate, speeding, congestion, pedestrian & bicyclist safety and neighborhood quality of life. PETITION TO RECONFIGURE MIDDLEFIELD ROAD NORTH (FROM UNIVERSITY AVENUE TO THE MENLO PARK BORDER) (FROM UNIVERSITY AVENUE TO THE SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK) WHEREAS No other residential street in Palo Alto has four narrow lanes with no parking, no bike lanes or a comparable accident rate WHEREAS Middlefield North endures a high volume of accidents, the highest for any 4 contiguous blocks in Palo Alto (6 accidents documented in April 2016) WHEREAS Middlefield suffers from commute hour congestion for many hours each workday WHEREAS At non-commute hours, more than 90% of cars exceed the 25MPH speed Limit, some exceeding 50MPH WHEREAS Hours of backed-up traffic on Middlefield pollutes our neighborhood and makes it almost impossible for residents to safely enter or exit their driveways Pedestrians and bicyclists are endangered by the many accidents that send cars crashing onto our sidewalks and yards WHEREAS WHEREAS Middlefield residents have made the City of Palo Alto aware of these dangers for years and the City of Palo Alto has made no significant improvements The residents of Middlefield Road North hereby request that the City of Palo Alto implement a PILOT ROAD DIET (lane reductions) on Middlefield Road from University Avenue to the Menlo Park border in order to: - Reduce the number of accidents - Increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists - Increase traffic compliance with the speed limit - Improve traffic flow - Improve safety of driveway access - Improve the Quality of Life for residents ACCIDENT DATA ! The four blocks on Middlefield between University Avenue and Menlo Park have the highest proportionate accident rate in Palo Alto. In April 2016 we documented 6 accidents in a single block between Hawthorne and Everett. The average number of accidents reported to the CHP is about 24/year, but we believe that as many as half of all accidents go unreported. ! In April 2016 residents documented 6 accidents within the block between Hawthorne and Everett. The police were called for 3 of the 6 accidents. ! On May 13, 2016 residents documented two accidents in one hour at Middlefield and Everett. Accident data for four blocks of Middlefield Accidents reported in 2013 and 2024. Data from California Highway Patrol SPEEDING DATA Palo Alto data from 2013 shows that 85% of drivers exceed the 25 MPH speed limit. Not only does speed increase the risk of accidents, it also increases the likeliehood that accidents will crash onto sidewalks and front lawns – see photos below. The Palo Alto Police Department (PAPD) has told residents that enforcing the speed limit and turn resttricitons on Middlefield is both difficult and dangerous for offices. The fact the is understaffed means that enforcement on any given road section is infrequent at best. TRAFFIC VOLUME Middlefield is designated a resideential arterial and so carries an extra burden of traffic. But unchecked commercial growth in the downtaon business district has resulted inhours of congested (i.e. stopped) traffic a peak commute times. Four lanes of backedup traffic means more pollution, reduced visibility for drivers or pedestrians trying to cross Middlefield, and makes it dangerous to impossible for residents to back from their driveways. ROAD CONFIGURATION Middlefield has four narrow traffic lanes, each approximately 10 feet wide, until is reaches the bridge over the San Francisquito Creek where one north-bound lane drops. This configuration causes/exacerbates two different problems: ! At peak travel times, 2 lanes of traffic is backed up in each direction causing more pollution and reducing visibiulty as described abiove. ! At non-peak travel times, northbound cars race to get ahead before the lane drop, with speeds frequently exceeding 45MPH (in a 25MPH zone). The narrow lanes also create a problem for large vehicles, like the A.C. Transit buses, which travel on Middlefield every hour at peak travel times. The buses are 8.5 feet wide (not counting two 12 inch mirrors) and cannot navigate the curve at the norht en of Middlefielsd or the turn at the Lytton signal onto Middfield. The buses must occupy two lanes and frequenlty maintain this position for the four blocks. Compare the configuration of Middlefield with neighboring residential arterial University Avenue. Univeristy is 4 feet wider than Middlefield and, in theory, can handle more traffic. But University is configured with bike lanes and parking lanes, making it feel more residential than Middlefield and increasing compliance with the 25MPH speed limit. University also has a much lower accident rate than Middlefield, due at least in part to the better visibilty the two lanes provide. Residents’ goals for Middlefield ! ! ! ! ! Reduce the high accident rate Improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists Make driveway ingress and egress safer (and even possible) Slow traffic to the posted 25MPH speed limit Make the traffic lanes wide enough to accommodate the buses and trucks that use this route. Less of this More of this City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:45 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Liz Kniss <[email protected]> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:22 PM Diane; Council, City Re: 2180 El Camino It was approved in January of 2010. On 6/29/16, 4:00 PM, "Diane" <[email protected]> wrote: >During your summer hiatus, I hope you have the time to drive down El >Camino and look at the hideous project that has replaced JJ&F. It is a >hulking eyesore and one wonders how the architecture passed any scrutiny. > >Diane Finkelstein >2049 Dartmouth Street. > >Sent from my iPad > 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 8:18 AM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Hal Prince <[email protected]> Sunday, July 03, 2016 7:32 PM Council, City; City Attorney Carolyn Godfrey; John Guislin; Gitelman, Hillary; Shikada, Ed; Mello, Joshuah; Tim Lindholm; Neeraj Pendse; Andrea Lichter; JF Whiting; Liz Eden; Eden, Mark; beth Re: Middlefield celebrates 4th with another crash onto sidewalk Council Members and especially the City Attorney, Today's LA Times carries a story about a jury that found the City of Los Angeles 95% liable for a fatal traffic collision, and awarded the plaintiffs 23.7 million dollars. From the article: "...residents of northwest San Pedro had complained for years about the blind corner at Summerland and Cabrillo avenues but the city was 'not responsive'." The next accident could easily kill one of the residents cc'd in this message. The sidewalk in John's picture is one that I walk on pretty much every day. Maybe the person who gets killed next time will be me. Please do something about this problem now. Regards, Hal Prince 211 Middlefield Rd On 7/3/16 11:57 AM, Carolyn Godfrey wrote: Please, City Council Members, please give your attention to this. Surely the numbers and the pictures are proof of the seriousness of this problem and especially of the potential for a terrible, fatal - and preventable - accident. Please! Regards, Carolyn Godfrey 211 Middlefied Road On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 11:33 AM, John Guislin <[email protected]> wrote: What started out as a peaceful holiday weekend changed with the all-too-familar sound of an auto accident on Middlefield North. As has happened too frequently, the white car in the attached photo lost control and careened onto the sidewalk at Middlefield and Everett at 6:15pm on Saturday July 2. 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 8:18 AM We should mark this spot on the sidewalk with an X as it must be the most dangerous sidewalk location in all of Palo Alto. If you have not seen all the photos of accidents at this very spot, let me know and I will send you an album. A pedestrian with unlucky timing would have been killed if present at the time of the accident. I live on this block and, along with my neighbors, remain fearful about simply walking on our sidewalk. This is not normal. This is not a status anyone should have to live with. These accidents will one day seriously injure a pedestrian or bicyclist. Residents have been asking the city for action for over 2.5 years. Please get engaged with us in developing solutions that will make Middlefield North safety for everyone and return some semblance of a residential neighborhood to residents. John 2 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 8:19 AM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Jo Ann Mandinach <[email protected]> Friday, July 01, 2016 10:41 PM Council, City Keene, James; Gitelman, Hillary Read the reactions to Palo Alto Online story re plans to narrow Middlefield Road Hello, Before approving the plan to narrow Middlefield Road, please read the reactions to the Palo Alto Weekly story where you'll find universal opposition to\ the plan. Please note the number of responses and the reactions to them which are very high considering we're starting a holiday weekend, http://www.paloaltoonline.com/square/2016/07/01/narrower-lanes-on-middlefield-road-could-slow-trafficimprove-safety Middlefied has become even more gridlocked now that Menlo Park has banned right turns on red at Willow. How about working with other communities since the roads don't end at our borders and problems simply get pushed down the road -- ie Middefield. Usually in summer traffic becomes lighter since school is out and we on Middlefield don't have to cope with all the school pickup and dropoff traffic. But not this year. Still how about spending the money on something useful -- like SCHOOL BUSES and improved SHUTTLE SCHEDULES -- since school traffic contributezs to the gridlock in our area. Here's one of my comments which references the meeting where Mr, Mello tried to force bike lanes onto us even though the plan had been roundly rejected 10 or 15 years ago when t5raffic and was so much lighter and drivers and residents weren't nearly as frustrated as they are now. Fortunately, the opposition was so unanimous from residents, school bike coordinators and others that the plan was dropped. But at the time we got a hint of Mr. Mello's plans and many of us wrote to him opposing the plan to narrow the lanes and other aspects of the plans which have been ignored. --------- It's ridiculously obvious that Mr. Mello is pursuing his own expensive vision rather than that of the residents who attended the last meeting about the "redesign" of Middlefield. Why do we bother spending money on "community outreach" when our highly paid officials ignore our feedback and pursue their own vision that ignores OUR reality?? We told him the street was already too narrow. We told him that the time window for being about to get in and out of our driveways was narrowing because of the cars gridlocked for blocks. We told him that the buses rarely stay in their own lanes. We told him the buses NEVER yield to let us out of our driveways even when they'll be stuck at the same traffic light anyway. 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/5/2016 8:19 AM We've begged him to work with the schools on SCHOOL BUSES and to fix the shuttle timing to reduce the gridlock from parents dropping off and picking up their kids. We've told him and told him about how frustrated drivers backed up interminably at the Embarcadero light are forming their OWN lanes yet Mr. Mello continues to ignore our pleas to fix the traffic light timing. We've had TWO cars parked in front of our house hit by distracted drivers in broad daylight. About a month ago I was almost run down putting out the trash cans one evening by a frustrated driver trying to speed up to the light. Fixing the traffic light timing would be a LOT more useful and a LOT less costly than the grandiose plans described here. Putting up more signage and painting the streets different colors will only contribute to the confusion and ugliness that's becoming Palo Alto. PLEASE READ THE RESPONSES and PLEASE have someone with some authority and common sense comment, Regards, Jo Ann Mandinach 1699 Middlefield Road at Lowell Palo Alto, CA 94301 Jo Ann Mandinach Need To Know Info Solutions http:.// www.needtoknow.com 650 329-8655 or cell 650 269-0650 Palo Alto, CA 94301 2 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 7/1/2016 8:23 AM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Barbara Lindsay <[email protected]> Thursday, June 30, 2016 8:29 PM Council, City Barbara Lindsay Support for Castilleja Dear City Council members, I am writing to you in support of Castilleja School's plans for the future. As a long‐time resident of Palo Alto and a veteran PAUSD teacher, I believe Castilleja is acting in good faith by working very hard on plans to minimize impact on its neighbors. My niece attended Castilleja, and I have had many former students attend as well, but I would love to see more girls have the opportunity through the school's plan to increase enrollment and revitalize its facilities. Castilleja is a very important part of Palo Alto's history and unique in its vision of education of girls and young women. Our city government needs to respond in good faith to allow Castilleja to take its vision into the future. I urge you to support their plans to do so. Sincerely, Barbara Lindsay 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:44 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Betty Lum <[email protected]> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 3:34 PM Council, City; City Mgr THANK YOU! re: Midas "property" at El CaminoArastradero DEAR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MR. KEENE, It is said that we live in a wonderful city, and what has recently occurred is a PERFECT EXAMPLE! THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBERS and MR. KEENE! When I first wrote to you less than a week ago, then received a response about the eyesore at the Midas property, I was very hopeful that something would be done by the end of summer. Imagine my delighted surprise this afternoon (about 2:45 p.m.) when I left to run errands! -- The property has been CLEANED, AND it looked as if a worker was finishing the job!--Such a positive example of how our city wheels "turn". MANY THANKS to all of you, who were responsible in allowing this happen (ESPECIALLY TOM DuBOIS who responded immediately to my concern). THANKS AGAIN! Betty Lum 4202 Suzanne Drive 650-493-6876 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 5:22 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: [email protected] Thursday, June 30, 2016 5:15 PM Council, City [email protected] Traffic slowing at the high school cut - through on Georgia Avenue Congratulations on taking the best action on the Maybell Avenue project. A fitting sequel would be to take traffic slowing actions on the block of Georgia where students from the high school and Terman enter and leave Bol Park. The two speed limit signs at either end of the block are completely ineffectual. This problem is worsened by the cut‐through traffic from Arastradero and the hot‐rod driving habits of teenagers. The simple solution would be to mark and prominently sign a crosswalk across Georgia at the cut‐through, raise the road in a hump a few inches high and as wide as the crosswalk, and cross‐hatch the raised crosswalk. I had been told the citizens advising you on the Atastradero project would address this problem, but they called me after the fact to say they failed to do so. Please act this summer so no student gets killed or injured next school year. It will be on your moral and political record if nothing is done. Jeff Lipkin 650 Georgia Avenue Sent from my iPhone 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:46 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Brian Cox <[email protected]> Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:17 AM Council, City Trucks on Page Mill Rd Council Members: CPA is responsible for maintaining much of Page Mill Rd. In fact, city crews were repaving/patching this road yesterday, 29 June, when I rode down it. I assume that CPA can also regulate traffic on this road. Certainly, this is true of streets in the city proper. As I was riding up Page Mill yesterday AM, I pulled over across from the Purissima Hills Water District tank (just above Moody Rd) to fix a minor mechanical problem. A large semi‐truck passed me carrying a load of lumber that could've easily been placed on a smaller truck. This truck had a large upward projection, probably some kind of crane. I started riding immediately after it passed. It was consistently driving left of the double yellow lines, probably because it too large to fit entirely in the upward lane. I see nothing in CVC section 21460 that exempts trucks simply because they are too big. A few hundred yards later, the truck knocked a large limb off a tree. it fell lengthwise in the middle of the road, mostly blocking both lanes. Fortunately, 1) this was on a straight section of road and 2) I came by in < 60 seconds and managed to pull it off to the side. However, if this branch had been on a down hill turn, it could've caused a crash that would've seriously injured or killed a cyclist, such as myself. Time to restrict truck traffic on Page Mill Rd. Sincerely, Brian Cox PA resident 1 City of Palo Alto | City Clerk's Office | 6/30/2016 3:46 PM Carnahan, David From: Sent: To: Subject: Kenneth Scholz <[email protected]> Wednesday, June 29, 2016 9:23 PM Council, City Why College Terrace TCE matters to Stanford's California Ave. Development. To: Palo Alto City Council Subject: Significance of College Terrace TCE to the Stanford development, not addressed in meeting of June 28, 2016. June 29, 2016 Dear City Council Members: - The discovery of TCE west of California Ave. potentially casts doubt upon the accuracy of Stanford's and DTSC's contaminant analysis and mitigation plans – that the contamination has moved faster and farther than their modeling predicts, putting their on-site safety predictions in question. This presumes that TCE in College Terrace side originated from the project's side, a reasonable working assumption and one that the representative from DTSC felt was readily verifiable. If the neighborhood's TCE proves to have origins outside of Stanford's site, then its existance may be of little significance to the proposed development unless contamination from this or other previously unidentified sources could migrate to the project location (the former research nuclear reactor off Stanford Ave. and Nixon School come to mind, and there could be others). However if the source proves to be within the project, further study to refine their model and mitigation plans would be indicated. - I feel the Council's motion to require inclusion of under slab ventilation is sound as it will proved both assurance to future residents and insurance against potentially much greater mitigation expenses should Stanford's “tensioned slab” and vapor barrier solution prove inadequate over time. Such a system also might facilitate the monitoring of vapor concentrations directly under the homes. Regards, Kenneth Scholz Palo Alto 1 Shell Pipelin e C ompany LP Greg Smith President-Shell Pipeline LP 70 l Poydras St. , Suite 1000 New Orleans , LA 70 l 39 June 15, 2016 Dear Sir or Madam : CITY OF PALO ALTO. CA CITY CLERK'S OFFICE 16JUN30 Pt14:12 As a public official, you are one of the key stakeholder to ensuring public safety. Shell Pipeline Company LP is sending you this safety message because we operate a terminal and/or pipeline system in your area . Please review the enclosed public awareness brochure. We also encourage you to provide this important safety information to other groups within your organization, especially public works, zoning/permitting, safety, training, emergency response and 911 dispatch. The brochure tells how to use 811 or the One Call notification system, identifies the possible hazards associated with a release from a pipeline, the physical indications that such a release may have occurred, what steps should be taken in the event of a release, and how to report the relea se. The map on the back of this letter provides a general location of the route of our terminal and/or pipeline systems in your area . If you would like more detailed pipeline locations, attributes or characteri sti cs, please do not hesitate to call us and we will be happy to provide you with appropriate maps and information . You can also receive a list of all pipelines and their operators in your area by accessing the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) on the Internet at www.npms.phmsa .dot. gQY. You are probably aware of the importance of oil and gas pipeline facilities . You may not realize that pipelines transport approximately two-thirds of all the natural gas, crude oil, and petroleum products in the United States. These vital products heat homes, fuel cars and farm machinery, power businesses, airports, and military ba ses and are the components of thousands of products in daily use in our lives . To obtain more inform ation about pipelines, visit www.pipeline 101 .com . The Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has developed recommended practices to help in making decisions about what, where and how to build safely near transmission pipelines . You can access this information by visiting https://primis .phmsa .dot.gov/comm/pipa/pipa resources .him . If you plan to dig in the area of our terminal and/ or pipeline system, please call 811 or your local One Call Center at the toll free number listed on the brochure. After receiving an excavation notification, Shell Pipeline will determine if a planned excavation activity has the potential to affect any of our pipeline systems. If so, we will contact the excavator, locate and mark our underground systems for them (at no cost to the excavator) and provide additional safety information so that they may dig safely. In addition, Shell Pipeline contacts and/or meets with public officials, excavators and emergency officials in your area annually to provide education and awareness information and to obtain an understanding of local government agencies response resources , capabilities and concerns . We will use these opportunities to discuss and answer any questions regarding pipeline safety, our operations, or our emergency response capability, plan, and procedures. These outreach meetings provide us with an opportunity to engage in di scussions with you on how our organi zations can plan and work together to re spond to pipeline emergencies . If you are unable to attend the annual meeting but would like to meet with us, please contact us and we will be happy to arrange a more convenient date and time. Also enclosed you will find a survey card which provides you an opportunity to provide feedback to us. After reading the enclosed public awareness brochure, please take a few moments to complete and return the survey card. This important feedback will help Shell Pipeline improve our safety efforts. If you have any questions about our facilities or Shell Pipeline, please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-877-775-2622 (Monday - Friday 8 :00am - 5 :00pm Central Time) or e-mail us at [email protected] . Thank you for your commitment to public safety. Know what's below. Call before you dig. Greg Smith President-Shell Pipeline LP Enclosures 214-SPLC 8 -PO ~b U Shell Pipeline Company LP W estern Region ~, ' California Santa Clara KEY Pipelines Terminals To view the general location of pipelines in your community, visit the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Pipeline Mapping System at: Pipe Diameter 3" -20" o 3.75 7.5 I 15 Miles I www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov HAZARDOUS MATERIAL QUICK GUIDE _J LEAK TYPE VAPORS HEALTH HAZARDS Gas Initially heavier than air, spread along ground and may trave l to source of ignition and flash back. Will be easi ly ignited by heat, sparks or f lames and will form explosive mixtures with air. Vapors may cause dizz iness or asphyxiation without warn ing and may be toxic if inha led at high concentrations. Contact with gas or liquefied gas may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostb ite. Fire may produce irritating and/or toxic gases. Gas Lighter than air and will genera lly rise and dissipate. Will be easil y ignited by heat, sparks or flames and wi ll form explosive mixtures w ith air. Vapors may cause dizziness or asphyxiation w ithout warning and may be toxic if inhaled at high concentrations. Contact w it h gas or li quefied gas may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostbite. Flammable Gases [such as: acetylene, butadiene, and ethylene] Gas Vapors from li quefied gas are initially heavier than air, spread along ground and may travel to source of ign it ion and flash back. Will be easily ignited by heat, sparks or flames and w il l form explos ive mixtures with air. Vapors may cause dizziness or asphyxiation without warning and may be toxic if inhaled at high concentrations. Contact w ith gas or liquefied gas may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostbite. Fire may produce irritatin g and/or toxic gases. Carbon Dioxide (C02) Gas Vapors from liquefied gas are initially heavier than air and spread along ground. Product is a simp le asphyxiant and non-flammab le. Vapors may cause dizziness or asphyxiation w ithout warning and may be toxic if inhaled . Contact with gas or li quefied gas may cause burns, severe injury and/ or frostbite. Nitrogen Gas Initia lly heavier than air and spread along ground . Product is a simple asphyxiant and non-flammable. Vapors may cause dizziness or asphyxiation w ith out warn in g and may be toxic if inhaled. Ammonia Gas Vapors are li ghter than air and w ill genera lly rise and dissipate . In presence of moisture, vapors become heavier than air and may spread along ground . Vapors are toxic and may be fata l if inhaled, ingested or absorbed throug h skin. Vapors are extremely irritating and corrosive. Contact with gas may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostbite. Liquid Initially heavier than air and spread -along ground and collect in low or confined areas. Vapors may trave l to source of ign ition and flash back. Explosion hazards indoors, outdoors or in sewers. Inhalation or contact with material may irritate or burn skin and eyes. Fire may produce irritating, corros ive and/or toxic gases. Vapors may cause dizziness or suffocation. Runoff from fire contro l or dilution water may cause pollution. Liquid Vapors from liquefied gas are initially heavier than air, spread along ground and may travel to source of ignition and flash back. Tox ic, may be fata l if inhaled, ingested or absorbed through skin . In halation or contact wi ll irritate or burn sk in and eyes. Fire wi ll produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases. Vapors may cause dizziness or suffocation. Runoff from fire contro l or dilut ion water may cause pollut ion. Runoff to sewer may create fire or explosion hazard . Gas Vapors from liquefied gas are initially heavier than air and spread along ground. Vapors may trave l to source of ignition and flash back. Toxic, may be fata l if inhaled, in gested or absorbed through skin. Contact may cause burns, severe injury and/or frostb ite. Fire w ill produce irritating, corrosive and/or toxic gases. Flammable, may be ignited by heat, sparks or fl ames. Runoff from fire contro l may cause pollution. PRODUCT Highly Volatile Liquids [such as: butane, propane, ethane, propylene, and natura l gas liquids (NGL)] Natura l Gas Hazardous Liquids [such as: crude oi l, diesel fue l, jet fuel, gasolin e, and other refined products] Methanol Carbon Monoxide * Source: U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration 2012 Emergency Response Gu idebook. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materia ls Safety Administration (PHMSA) provides a free, mobile web app of its Emergency Response Guidebook 2012 (ERG). This web app provides firefighters, police and other emergency responders' haza rdous material response information, evacuat ion tab les and standard response procedures for gas and liquid pipeline incidents. Links to download this softw are are avai labl e from the Apple iTunes website at ERG 20 12 for iPhone and from the Goog le Play website at ERG 2012 for Android. In add it ion, a version of the ERG is avai lable in NLM's Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WI SER) application. An instructional video for learning how to use the ERG2012 is also ava il able on PHMSA's website (www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov) . r· .':. . '< ' .. PRODUCTO Liquidos Altam ente Vo latiles [Ta les Como: Butano, Propano, Etano, Propil eno y Liquidos de Gas Natural (NGL)) Gas Natural Gases lnflamables [Ta les Como: Acetileno, Butadieno y Eti leno) .. " .. GUIA BREVE DE MATERIAL PELIGROSO " '1 TIPO DE FUGA VAPORES PELIGROS PARA LA SALUD Gas lnicialmente es mas pesado que el aire, se esparce en el suelo y puede viajar hasta la fuente de incendio y causar un retroceso de llamas. El Producto no tiene color, sabor ni olor. Son muy faciles de incendiarse con el ca lor, chispas o llamas y forman una mezcla explosiva con el aire. Los vapores pueden cau sar mareos o asfixia sin dar ningun aviso y pueden ser toxicos si se inha lan en concentraciones grandes. El contacto con gas o con gas liq uido puede causar quemaduras, heridas graves y/o congelamiento. El fuego puede producir irritacion y/o gases toxico. Gas Es mas liviano que el aire y genera lmente se eleva y se disipa . Se puede acumular en espacios confi nados y vi ajar hasta fuentes de encendido. Son muy faci les de incendiarse con el ca lor, chispas o llamas y forman una mezcla explosiva con el aire. Los vapores pueden causar mareos o asfixia sin dar ningun aviso y pueden ser toxicos si se inhalan en concentraciones grandes. El contacto con gas o con gas liquido puede causar quemaduras, heridas graves y/o congelamiento. Gas Los vapores de los gases licuados son inicia lmente mas pesados que el aire y se propagan cerca del suelo. Son muy faci les de incendiarse con el calor, chi spas o llamas y forman una mezcla explosiva con el aire. Los vapores pueden causar mareos o asfixia sin dar ningun aviso y pueden ser toxicos si se inha lan en concentraciones grandes. El contacto con gas o con gas liquido puede causar quemaduras, heridas graves y/o congelam iento. El fuego puede producir irritaci6n y/o gases t6xicos. Bioxido de Carbono (C02) Gas lnicialmente es mas pesado que el aire y se esparce en el sue lo. El producto es un simple asfixiante y no es inflamable. Los vapores pueden causar mareos o asfixia sin da r n ingUn aviso y pueden ser t6xicos si se inha lan . El contacto con gas o con gas liquido puede causar quemaduras, heridas graves y/o congelamiento. Nitrogeno Gas lnicia lmente es mas pesado que el aire y se esparce en el suelo. El producto es un simple asfixiante y no es inflamable. Los vapores pueden causar mareos o asfixia sin dar ningUn aviso y pueden ser t6xicos si se inha lan. Gas Los vapores son mas livianos que el aire y genera lmente se elevan y se disipan. Cuando hay humedad presente, los vapores se convierten mas pesados que el aire y se pueden esparcir a lo largo del suelo o hasta las areas bajas donde estos pueden ocasionar riesgos al ser expuestos. Los vapores son toxicos y pueden ser fata les si se inhalan, ingieren o si son absorbidos por la piel. Los vapores son extremadamente irritantes y corrosivos. El contacto con gas puede ocasionar quemaduras, lesiones graves y/o congelacion de la pie. Uquido lnicialmente es mas pesado que el aire, se esparce en el suelo y se acumula en lugares bajos y confinados. Los vapores pueden viajar hasta la fuente de incendio y causar un retroceso de llamas. Peligro de exp losion en interiores, exteriores o en alcantari ll ados. La inhalacion o el contacto con esta materia pueden irritar o quemar la piel y los ojos. El fuego puede producir gases irritantes, corrosivos y/o t6xicos. Los vapores pueden causar mareos y asfixia . Los residuos del fuego controlado o del agua di luida pueden causar contaminacion. Uquido lnicia lmente es mas pesado que el aire, se esparce en el suelo y se acumu la en lugares bajos y confinados. Los vapores pueden via j ar hasta la fuente de incendio y causar un retroceso de llamas. Peligro de explosion y de envenenam iento en interiores, exteriores o en alcantari ll ados. Toxicos y pueden ser fata l si es inha lado, ingerido o absorbido a traves de la piel. La inhalacion o el contacto pueden irritar o quemar la piel y los ojos. El fuego puede producir gases irritantes, corrosivos y/o t6xicos. Los vapores pueden causar mareos y asfixia. Los residuos del fuego controlado o del agua dilu ida pueden causar contaminacion. Los residuos que llegan hasta los alcantarillados pueden crear un peligro de fuego ode explosion. Gas Los vapores de los gases licuados son inicia lmente mas pesados que el aire y se propagan cerca del suelo. Los vapores pueden ll egar hasta las fuentes de encend ido y ocasionar que el fuego retroceda. Son toxicos, pueden ser fata les si se inha lan, ingieren o si son absorbidos por la piel. El contacto puede ocasionar quemaduras, lesiones graves y/o conge lacion de la piel. El fuego puede producir gases irritantes, corrosivos y/o toxicos. Son inflamables, se pueden incendiar con el ca lor, ch ispas o con llamas. Los residuos descartados por el control de fuegos pueden causar po lucion. A mon iaco Liquidos Peligrosos [Tales Como: Petroleo Crudo, Combustible Diesel, Combustible Para Aviones, Gasolina y Otros Productos Refinados) M etanol Monoxido de Carbono * Fuente: U.S. Department of Transportatio n Pipeline and Hazardous Materia ls Safety Administration 20 12 Emergency Response Guidebook. La Adm inistraci6n de Seguridad de Materia les Pe ligrosos y de Uneas de Tuberias ("PHMSA" par sus siglas en ing les) del Departamento de Transporte de las Estados Unidos ofrece una ap licaci6n web gratis de su Guia de Respuesta de Emergencias 2012 ("ERG " par sus siglas en ing les). Esta aplicaci6n web proporc iona a los bomberos, la po li cia ya otros respondedores de emergencias informaci6n de respuesta de materia les pe ligrosos, tab las de evacuaci6n y proced imientos estanda res de respuesta a incidentes en las lfneas de t ube rias de gas y de liqu idos. Los en laces para descargar este programa (software) estan disponibles en el sit io web de App le iTu nes en ERG 2012 para iPhone y desde el sitio web de Goog le Play en ERG 2012 para Andro id. Ademas, una version del ERG esta disponib le en la ap li cac i6n de l Sistema de lnformaci6n ln alambrico para los Respondedores de Emergencias ("WISER " por sus siglas en ingles). Tamb ien hay d isponible un video de instrucciones para aprender a uti lizar el ERG 2012 en el sitio web de PHMSA (www.npms.phmsa.dot.gov). Shell Pipeline Company LP is providing you with the following information to promote awareness about our terminals and pipelines in your community. Shell Pipeline Company LP le provee la siguiente informaci6n para promover conciencia acerca de nuestras terminales o lineas de tuberias en su comunidad. How can you tell wher, Terminal and pipeline purpose and reliability ••• Ov.er 200,©0Q miles of pipeli111es move crude oil and refimed prodCJcts foom place to pla0e across the United Sh!ltes each day. Tncmsporting oppro!Ximately two-thirds of all the 0r:ude oil and refined products, transmissiom pipelines and gathering lines provide a safe and reliable method to meet our Notion 's g nowing economic and energy needs. Most of t~e oil and refined products moved by this v,ast pipeli111e networok is stored tempora~ily in abovegroCJnd storage taAks located at vadm.rs terminals acr:oss the nation befor:e it is delivered by truck to yowr local service station . Look for these signs: A. Line markers located near r pipeline right-of-ways B. Sign for pipeline patrol pla C. Pipeline casing vent Line markers also identify the pipel and an emergency phone number. A How do you know where a terminal or pipeline is located... Each of our terminals has a perimeter fence. Shell terminal emergency contact information is located at the terminal entrance . Since pipelines are buried underground, line markers, like the ones shown in the box to the right, are used to indicate the approximate route and general location of the pipeline. Markers should not be relied upon to indicate the exact position, depth or amount of cover over the pipeline . Pipelines oftentimes do not follow a straight route between markers and can also have various depth profiles as they cross tracts of land. Contact Shell if you wish to know where the pipeline is located . Do not disturb or remove the markers. Willful removal or dam.age of the markers is a Federal offense and subject to a fine or imprisonment. The markers can be found along the pipeline route or where a pipeline intersects a street, highway, waterway or railway. The markers display important information such as the material transported in the line, the name of the pipeline operator, and a telephone number where the operator can be reached in the event of an emergency. • Pipelines may carry both gaseous and liquid materials under high pressure. • Many liquids form gaseous vapor clouds when released into the air. • Some gases are lighter than air and will rise. • Other heavier-than-air gases and liquids, like gasoline, will stay near the ground and collect in low spots. • All petroleum gases and liquids are flammable. • Any terminal or pipeline leak can be potentially dangerous. Como usted puede saber linea de tuberia Busque e A. Marcadores de linea situados c lo largo de los d e recho-de-pa s~ B. Marcador para el avi6n de pa C. Tuba de ventilaci6n de la linea Los marcadores de la lfnea tambien ide tran sport6 y un numero de telefono de I Before you dig, CalJ local State One Call Antes usted cava, La flame local de la Un Llamada de, If you are a public or emergency official... You know to take whatever steps you deem necessary to safeguard the public in the event of a terminal or pipeline emergency. The following suggestions are offered as a guide: • Secure the area around the leak to a safe distance. This could include the evacuation of people from homes, businesses, schools, and other locations, as well as the erection of barricades to control access to the emergency site and similar precautions. • If the terminal or pipeline is not burning, take steps to prevent ignition. This includes prohibiting smoking, rerouting traffic and shutting off the electricity. • If the terminal or pipeline is burning, try to prevent the spread of fire but do not attempt to extinguish it. Burning petroleum products will not explode. If the fire is extinguished, gas or vapor will collect and could be reignited by secondary flames . • Contact the terminal or pipeline operator as quickly as possible. Terminal and pipeline marker signs show the company's name and emergency telephone number. What actions will Shell take during an emergency... We will immediately dispatch personnel to the site to help handle the emergency and to provide information to public safety officials to aid in the response to the emergency. At the same time, we will take the necessary operating actions - such as closing and opening valves and similar steps - to minimize the impact of the leak. Public safety personnel and others unfamiliar with the pipeline should not attempt to operate any of the valves on the pipeline. Improper operation of the pipeline valves could make the situation worse and cause other accidents to happen. If you or your company does excavation work... Statistics indicate that excavation activities are one of the leading causes of pipeline incidents in the United States. Without proper notification and coordination, excavation activities in the vicinity of underground pipelines may lead to dangerous situations. We need your help in preventing pipeline emergencies . State law requires you to call 811 or contact your local One Call Center directly, no less than 48 hours (some States require 72 hours) before beginning any excavation, trenching, boring, or performing other soil disturbing activities . There is no charge for this call. The One Call Center will notify us that you wish to excavate and we will determine if your project is near our pipeline . What should you do if you scrape, dent or damage a pipeline ... If you do dig and strike the pipeline, notify us immediately. Call 1-800-922-3459 (24 hour hotline). The protective coating s around the pipeline or the pipe itself may have been harmed . It is imperative that you notify us so that we may inspect and if necessary, repair any scrape, dent or damage. Terminal B-AP This public awareness message is brought to you by Shell Pipeline Company LP ©COPYRIGHT 2016 Shell Pipeline Company LP CalifOrnia: 1-800-227-2600 Illinois: 1-800-89.2-0123 l!oursiana: 1·800-272-3020 Do your part••• spread community••• CALL BEFORE YOU DIG. • Call 811 or your local One • Wait for the site to be marke • Discuss markings with the S prior to digging • Respect all markings • Dig with care Ponga de su parte•.• co comunidad ••. LLAME ANTES DE EXC~ . • Lia me al 811 6 a su Centro • Espere a que el lugar sea m • Antes de cavar, converse co Shell acerca de las marcas • Respete Todas las Marcos • Cave Con Cuidado a pipeline is located? ads, railroads and along the e ne operator, the product transported Proposito y confiabilidad de terminales o la linea de tuberia ••• Mas de 200,000 millas (322 .000 kil6metros) de lineas de tuberias transportan el petr6leo crudo y los produotos refinados de un luger a otro a troves de los Estados Unidos todos los dias. A la vez que transportan aproximadamente dos terceras partes del petr6leo crudo y produotos refinados, las lineas de tuberias de transmisi6n y las lineas de recolecci6n proveen un metodo seguro y confiable para alcanzar las creoientes necesidades econ6micas y de energia en nuestra Nacion . La mmyor. parte de los productos de petr61eo y productos refinados transportados a troves de esta vasta red de lineas de tuberias son guardados en tanques de almacenamiento encima del terreno los cuales est6n localizados en varios terminales a troves de la naci6n antes de ser entregados en camiones haste su estaci6n de serwicio local de gasoline. B r onde se encuentra una tas senates: erca de los cam inos, ferocarriles ya de la linea de tuberia ulla de la linea de tuberia de tuberia tifican al operario de tuberia, el producto emergencia . l Como sabe usted donde se encuentra localizado un terminal o linea de tuberia ... Cada uno de nuestros terminales tiene una cerca alrededor de su perimetro. La informaci6n de con tacto de emergencia del terminal de Shell est6 loca li zada en la entrada del terminal. Puesto que las lineas de tuberias est6 enterrodas bajo ti erra, los marcadores de linea, camo los que se muestron en la ca ja a la izquierda, se usan para indicar la ruta aproximada y la ubicaci6n general de la linea de tuberia. Los marcadores no deben ser fiados de indicar la posici6n exacta, la profundidad ni la can ti dad de cobertura sobre el ducto. Los ductos frecuentemente no siguen una ruta recto entre marcadores y tambien pueden tener varios perfiles de profundi dad como ell os tractos disgustados de tierra. P6ngase en contacto con Shell si usted desea saber d6nde esta localize la linea de tuberia . No maltrate ni quite los marcadores. Guitar o daiiar intenciona lm ente los marcadores es un delito Federal y esta su jeto a una multa o encarcelamiento . Los marcadores se pueden encontrar a lo largo de la ruta de la linea de tuberia o donde una linea de tuberia intercepta una ca ll e, carretera, canal de agua o vias de ferrocarril. Los marcadores muestran informaci6n importante tal como el material tran sportado en la linea, el nombre del funcionario de la tuberia y un numero de telefono donde se puede localizer al funcionario en el caso de una emergencia . • Puede que la s lineas de tuberias transporten tanto gases como liquidos sometidos a alto presi6n. • Muchos liquidos forman nubes de vapor gaseoso cuando entran en con tacto con el aire. 8 11 , or contact your Center directly da 811, o contacta su Centro Estado directamente • Algunos gases son mas livianos que el aire y se desplazan hacia arriba. • O tros gases y liquidos que son m6s pesados que el aire, como la gasoline, permaneceran cerca del suelo y se acumularan en zones bajas. • Todos los gases y liquid os derivados del petr6leo son inflamables. • Cua lquier fuga en una linea de tuberia o terminal puede ser potencialmente pelig.rosa. Si usted es un oficial publico o de emergencia ... Ustedes saben las medidas necesarias que se debe tomar para proteger al publico en caso de un a emergencia de una linea de tuberia ode terminal. Le ofrecemos las siguien tes sugerencias como una guia: • Asegure el area alrededor de la fuga haste una distancia segura. Esto podria incluir la evacuaci6n de genie de los hogares, los negocios, la s escuelas, y otros lugares, tambien la colocac i6n de barreras para controlar el acceso a la zona de emergencia y otra s precauciones similares . • Si la linea de tuberia o el terminal no esta en llamas, tome la s medidas necesarias para evi tar un in cendio. Esto incluye prohibir fum ar, desviar el tr6nsito y cortar las fuentes de electricidad. • Si la linea de tuberia o el terminal esta en ll amas, Irate de prevenir la propagaci6n de fuego pero no intente extingu irl o. Los productos del petr61eo en combusti on no explotaran. Si se extingue el fuego, gas y vapor se acumularan y se podria volver a encender un fuego secundario. • Comunfquese co n el operador de la linea de tuberfa o terminal lo antes posible. Los letreros de los marcadores de la linea de tuberfa o termina l muestran el nombre de la compaiifa y el numero telefon ico de emergencia. Que acciones Shell toman durante una emergencia ... Wisconsin: 1-800-242-8511 he word in your IT'S THE LAW! all Center ell representative ra la voz en su Exped iremos inmedia ta mente el personal al sitio para ayudar asidero la emergencia y para proporcionar informaci6n a funcionarios publicos de segu ridad para ayudar en la respuesta a la emergencia . Al mismo tiempo, nosotros tomaremos las acciones operadoras necesarias - como cerrando y va lvulas de apertura y pasos seme jantes - minimizer el impacto de la filtraci6n . El personal publico de la seguridad y otros no familiarizado con el ducto no debe procurer operar cualquiera de las valvulas en el ducto. La operac i6n impropia de las va lvulas de ducto podria hacer la si tuaci6n peor y causer que otros accidentes sucedan. Si usted o su compania hacen trabajos de excavacion ••• Las estadfsticas indican que la s actividades de excavaci6n son una de la s causas principales de in cidentes en lin eas de tuberfas en los Estados Unidos. Sin la notificaci6n y coord inaci6n apropiada, la s actividades de excavaci6n en la proximidad de la s lineas de tuberfas subterraneas pueden llevar a situ aciones peligrosas. Nosotros necesitamos su ayuda para preven ir emergencias en la linea de tuberfa . La ley esta tal exi je que usted llame al 811 o se ponga en contacto directamente con su Centro de Una Llamada local, no menos de 48 horas (algunos estados exigen 72 horas) antes de comenzar cualqu ier excavaci6n, hacer trincheras, perforaciones o realizar otras actividades que altere el terreno. No hay ningun cargo por esta llamada. El Un Cen tro de la Llam ada nos notificara que usted desea excavar y determinaremos si su proyecto esta cerca de nuestra tuberia. R. jES LA LEY! ocal de Una Llamada rcado el representante de Que debe usted hacer si ralla, abolla o dana una linea de tuberia ... Si usted cava y golpea la linea de tuberia, notifiquenos inmediatamente. Llame al 1-800-9223459 (linea directa de 24 horas). La s capos protectoras alrededor de la linea de tuberfa o la misma tuberfa pudieron haber sufrido daiios. Es indispensable que usted nos notifique para que podamos inspeccionar y si fu era necesario, reparar cua lquier ralladura, abolladura o daiio. Terminal B-AP Esta informaci6n de publica es suministrada par Shell Pipeline Company LP © COPYRIGHT 2016 Shell Pipeline Company LP How to recognize a terminal or pipeline leak ... Como Reconocer Una Fuga en un Terminal o Linea de Tuberia ... SIGHT - Liquid pools, discolored or abnormally dry soil/vegetatio n, continuous bubbling in wet or flooded areas, an oily sheen on water surfaces, and vaporou s fog s or blowing dirt aro und a pipeline area can all be indicative of a pipeline leak. Dead or discolored plants in an otherwise healthy area of vegetation or frozen gro und in warm weather are oth er possible signs. Natural gas is colorless, but vapor and "ground frosting" may be visible at high pressures. A natural gas leak may al so be indicated by bubbles in wet or flooded area s, distinct patches of dead veg etation , dust blowing from a hole in the ground or flames if the leak is ignited . VISTA - Choreas de liquido, terreno/vegetaci6n descolorida o anormalmente seca, burbujeo continua en areas mojadas o inundadas, un brillo aceitoso en la superfi cie del agua, niebla de vapor o tierra volando en el aire pueden ser indicios de que ocurre una fuga en la linea de tuberia . Otros posibles indicios son la presencia de plantas descolorida s o muerta s o terreno congelado durante temporada caliente. El gas natural es sin color, pero el vapory la "escarcha" pueden ser vi sibles en presiones alto s. Un escape de gas natural tambi en puede ser indicado por burbuja s en areas mojadas o inundada, parches claros de vegetaci6n muerta, quitan el polvo soplor de un hoyo en el suelo o llamas si la fi ltraci6n es encendida. SOUND - Volume can range from a quiet hissi ng to a loud roar depending on the size of the leak and pipeline system. SONIDO - El volumen del ruido puede ser desde un silbido silencioso hasta un rug ido Fuerte, dependiendo del tam aiio de la fuga y del sistema de lineas de tuberias. SMELL - An unusual smell , petroleum odor, or gaseous odor will sometimes accompany pipeline leaks. Natural Gas and Highly Volatile Liquids are colorless, tasteless and odorless unless commercial odorants or Mercaptan is added. Gas tran smission/gas gathering pipelines are odorless, but may contain a hydrocarbon smell. Evacuate the area, immediately call 911 and notify us at 1-800-922-3459. OLFATO - Un olor inusual, olor a petr6leo o un olor gaseoso puede a veces salir de una fuga en una linea de tuberia s. El Gas Natural y los Liquidos Altamente Volatiles no tienen olor, sabor ni color a menos que se le haya aiiadido un odorante comercial o Mercaptano. Las lineas de tuberias de recolecci6n y tran smisi6n de gas no tienen ningun olor, pero pueden contener un olor a hidrocorburo. Evacue el area, inmediatamente llame al 911 o notifiquenos al 1-800-922-3459. What you should do if you suspect a leak ... Que 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Turn off and abandon equipment. Leave the area quickly. Warn others to stay away. Seek the aid of local authorities. Immediately call 911 and notify Shell at 1-800-922-3459. What you should NOT DO... DO NOT use open flam es or brin g a nything into th e area th at may spark ign ition of the leaking prod uct (teleph o nes, fla shl ights, motor vehicles, etc. ). DO NOT attempt to operate termin a l or pipeline valves. DO NOT enter th e affected area. debe hacer si sospecha que existe una fuga ... Apague y abandone el equipo. Retirese del area rapidamente. Advierta a otras personas que se mantengan alejadas. Busque la asistencia de las autoridades locales. Llame inmediatamente 911 y notifique Shell en 1-800-922-3459. Lo que NO debe de hacer... NO uso flamas abierta s ni trai ga nada al area que pudi era generar chispas y ocasionar la co mbusti on de la fuga del producto (telefonos, linternas, ve hiculos motorizados, etc. ). NO Irate de operar las valvulas de los terminales o lineas de tuberias. NO entre en el area afectada. How to get additional information about pipelines ... Como conseguir mayor informacion acerca de las lineas de tuberias ... For more information abo ut excava ti on practices aro und underground utilities and pipelines vi sit www.pipeline l 0 l .co m o r www.comm ong_roundalliance.com Para obtener mas informaci6n acerca de las practices de excavaci6n alrededor de los servicios publi cos subterraneos y tu berias visitor www. pipeline 10 1.com o www.com mongroundalliance .com For more information about Shell Pipeline Company LP... Para mas informacion acerca de la compaiiia Shell Pipeline Company LP... Visit www.shell.us/pipeline or contact us at 1-877-775-2622 (Mo nday - Friday 8 :0 0 am - 5: 00pm Central Time) or e-mail us at Vi site: www.shell.us/pipeline o con tactenos en 1-877-775-2622 (Lunes - Vi ernes 8:00am - 5:00pm Hora del Centro) o envie nos un correo electr6nico a SPLC·One·Call·[email protected]. [email protected].