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PAN 2024 COUNCIL PRIORITIES

Below are our five major priorities for 2024.

1. Affordable Housing. Residents across the board ask that Council laser-focus on truly affordable housing as opposed to market rate. This does require push-back to state rules that infringe on local control. Proposed housing that is 80% market rate and 20% BMR continues the imbalance.
   
2. Community character is important.  Trees, open space, sunlight into homes and walkability to assets like retail and parks are what make Palo Alto such a well-loved, engaged and active community.
   
3. Converting from Gas to Electric. Be realistic about affordability and timing for converting to electric, and clearly define where the current electricity supply comes from and whether Palo Alto’s current grid can handle the dramatic increase that would result from all-electric houses and businesses.
   
4. Parking. Manage parking incursions and keep our residential streets available and safe for resident parking, bikes, and pedestrians.
5. Integrate Community Expertise. Acknowledge “boots on the ground,” engaged citizens as players “at the table” with commissions, boards, staff and elected City Council members.
   

City/County Links

• Housing Element Update
• North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan
• Palo Alto Planning & Community Environment Issues of Interest
• Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan Update
• Palo Alto Residential Permit Parking Program
• Palo Alto Pedestrian & Bicycle Transportation Plan Update
• Palo Alto Charleston/Arastradero Corridor
• Santa Clara County – Sign up for alert SCC (County Alert and Notification System)