From: Peter Baltay
To: Council, City
Subject: ARB appointments
Date: Monday, June 2, 2025 1:02:39 PM
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Dear City Council members,
I urge you to reappoint David Hirsch and Ying Xi Chen to the Architectural Review Board.
Both are:
1. Experienced design professionals well versed in the type of projecxts commonly reviewed by the ARB
2. Palo Alto residents, with strong community connections
3. Current ARB members, and offer much needed board continuity
4. Board member Chen is the current vice-chair, and likely to be appointed chair. No other members have her leadership experience.
5. Board member Hirsch is a past chair, and respected by his colleagues Ying Xi Chen's soft spoken demeanor belies her strong sense of design rigour; she has frequently pushed convincingly for projects needing approval, or revisions, to the benefit of all.
David Hirsch's years of experience and passion for design and planning excellence has been our conscience. Without him, the board would too often follow the easy path of the staff recommendation, without fully considering alternatives.
Please, help maintain design review excellence by maintaining strong, experienced and continuous board membership.
Thank you,
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