CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
AGENDA
6:00 PM - Tuesday, April 22, 2025
In-Person
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
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1 4/22/2025 CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION AGENDA Page 2 of 2 Correspondence submitted in hard copy/paper format must be received by 2:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting to ensure distribution prior to the meeting. Comments provided in hard copy/paper format after 2:00 p.m. will be distributed the following day and included with public comment in the Council packet.
The Mayor will open public comment and will announce the length of time provided for comments during each item.
MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
CONFIRM QUORUM
DISCUSSION ITEM(S)
1. Receive presentation and provide direction on Community Engagement Plan for Downtown Park with Parking
2. 04-22-2025 Written Public Comment
ADJOURNMENT
SPECIAL NOTICES TO THE PUBLIC
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Altos will make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. If you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk 72 hours prior to the meeting at (650) 947-2610. 2 LOS ALTOS DOWNTOWN PARK AND PARKING
CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
APRIL 22, 2025
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Team Introduction
Taylor Kim, AIA
Project Manager,
Architect
Anita Gupta, SE
Structural
Engineer
Karthik Kumar
Director of
Community Design
Noe Noyola
Community
Engagement
Specialist
Evan Mather
Principal-in-Charge
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Project Overview
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Watry Design o Parking experts with a team of
architects, structural engineers
& parking planners
o Nearly 50-year design history
o Completed over 2,000 parking
projects
o Committed to community
collaboration
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MIG
1000+ Communities Assisted
Public Projects Nationwide
Of Our Work And Experience Is
With Public Entities
Practice Areas in-house
Years Of Continuous Practice
Parks Design And Planning
43 80%
12 Years of Community Engagement
Practice and Expertise
43+
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Scope of Work (Community Engagement)
o Community Engagement
o Host 5 focus group meetings
o Hold 2 community-wide workshops
o Attend 3 tabling events at community events
o Prepare/distribute project information
o Website
o Social Media copies
o Flyers
o Advertisements
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Scope of Work (Site Investigation)
o Site survey
o Geotechnical report
o Noise study
o Traffic study
o Phase 1 ESA report
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Scope of Work (Design)
o Develop 3 concept alternatives
o Cost estimation
o Grant/funding research
o 65% and 95% Design Documents
o Plan review
o 100% Design Documents
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Project Experience
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Community Center, Los Altos 12
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Community Center, Los Altos 13
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Community Center, Los Altos 14
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Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena 15
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Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena 16
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Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena 17
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Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena 18
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Playhouse Village Park, Pasadena 19
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City of Hope Ted Schwartz Family Park, Duarte CA 20
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City of Hope Ted Schwartz Family Park, Duarte CA 21
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City of Hope Ted Schwartz Family Park, Duarte CA 22
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Yanaguana Garden, San Antonio 23
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Yanaguana Garden, San Antonio 24
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Yanaguana Garden, San Antonio 25
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Yanaguana Garden, San Antonio 26
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Heritage Park, Downtown Fort Worth 27
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Heritage Park, Downtown Fort Worth 28
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Heritage Park, Downtown Fort Worth 29
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Heritage Park, Downtown Fort Worth 30
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Newark Civic Center, Newark CA 31
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Newark Civic Center, Newark CA 32
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Bell Street, Seattle 33
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Bell Street, Seattle 34
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Prepare to Engage
Develop Park
Vision
Advise on
Alternatives
Celebrate
Preferred Concept
1 2
3 4
• Engage on program, must-haves
• Gather initial feedback
• Publicize (3) concepts
• Celebrate the preferred concept
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Project Identity Branding I Project Web Portal I
Engagement Materials & Template I
Questionnaire/Discussion Outline I Kickoff Focus
Group with Key Stakeholders I Additional background
interviews
Web Portal Launch I Email Blast I Social Media Posts
and Teasers I Print Materials (posters, flyers,
etc.)Focus Groups (4) I Tabling Events & Intercept
Interviews I Open house Workshop #1 – Visioning
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Web Portal Update I Email Blasts I Social Media Post
I Survey on Alternatives I Press Release I Print
Materials I Tabling Events and Intercept Interviews I
Open house / Workshop #2 – Alternatives
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Web Portal Update I Email Blast I Social Media Post I
Flyers, Handouts I Informal Stakeholder briefings
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JAN - FEB
‘26
OCT- NOV APR - JUN JUN - AUG
• Schedule activities
• Create Engagement Materials
• Engage on ideas, character
• Develop Vision
• Survey and Engage for feedback
• Identify Community preferences
• Make final design refinements
• Process and Result Highlights
Develop Concept Design Alternatives
Concept Design refinements
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65% Design
95% Design
5 6 • Complete design
• Develop design for chosen alt Web Portal Update I Email Blasts I Social Media Post
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Web Portal Update I Email Blasts I Social Media Post
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEB
– APR
‘26
MAY
– SEP
‘26
• Plan Check
• Bid Documents
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What does City Council believe we are missing?
Policy Question
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Next Steps
o Develop project branding and marketing materials
o Develop project website
o Develop Outreach Contacts List
o Develop Questionnaire for initial engagement
o Focus group meetings with key stakeholders
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From: Eric Muller
To: Public Comment
Subject: Public Comment re:Community Engagement Plan for Downtown Park with Parking, April 22, 2024 Study Session Date: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 11:32:02 AM
Dear City Council,
Two comments on the "Community Engagement Plan for Downtown Park with Parking":
The Community Engagement should explicitly ask whether a park and/or an underground parking are desirable, and not just whether the entrance to the parking should be on the left or the right.
The Scope of Work (Design) should include some quantification of the environmental costs. It should also discuss the evolution of the underground parking should the needs/desires of the community evolve over the lifetime of the structure.
Please refer to my written public comments to the December 8, 2024 City Council meeting (pages 26-27 of the PDF of written comments) for more details.
Sincerely,
Eric Muller
[email protected]
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