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MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, find resources and take care of your friends and loved ones by checking in on them.
Be Trained in Mental Health First Aid: A free two-part training teaches you how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental health and substance use challenges among adults, attend at the Downtown Library on May 11 and May 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Find Resources Online: Find hotlines and local organizations to support community health and wellbeing at www.cityofpaloalto.org/bewell Library Booklists: The Library released recommended book lists exploring various mental health topics, from cooking for mental health to supporting teen mental health.
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CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY OBJECTIVES SERIES
• Learn about the 2024 City Council Priorities and related 78 priority objectives through a new community series.
• In honor of April and Earth Month, the first two updates focused on the Climate Change & Natural Environment -
Protection & Adaptation 2024 priority.
• Some of the adopted objectives summarized:
• Grid Modernization
• Heat Pump Water Heater Program
• Advocating for flood protection improvements through the San Francisquito Creek Reach 2 projects
• Newell Road Bridge Replacement Project
• Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning
• Palo Alto Airport Long Range Facilities and Sustainability Plan Learn More at www.cityofpaloalto.org/CommunitySeriesClimateChange
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TOUR CALTRAIN ELECTRIC TRAIN EVENT
• The community is invited to be one of the first to
board Caltrain’s new, modern electric trains.
• Join Caltrain and the City at the Palo Alto Caltrain
Station on Saturday, June 1, 10:30 a.m.-12:30
p.m.
• Explore the spacious interiors, learn about the
exciting new features, and get a glimpse of what
Caltrain will be like beginning fall 2024.
• Connect with Caltrain and City staff before or
after your tour to learn about other services and
programs.
RSVP at www.cityofpaloalto.org/CaltrainTrainTour
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NOTABLE TENTATIVE UPCOMING COUNCIL ITEMS
May 13
• Study Session: FY 2025 Proposed Budget-
Finance Committee Update
• Site and Design for Water Purification Project
• Review of Council Policy & Procedures
May 20
• Study Session: Human Relations Commission:
Lived Experience of Asian American,
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders
• Hydroelectricity Contract Extension
• Castilleja School's Transportation Demand
Management Plan
June 3
• One Margin Reach Code
• University Ave. Streetscape Update
June 10
• Quarry Road Bus Connector Parkland
Undedication
• Future use of 445 Bryant Street
• Rail Grade Separation - Review and
select Preferred Alternative
June 17
• FY 2024-2025 Budget Adoption
June 18 – Items TBD
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