AAA Bond Rating for Palo Alto Reaffirmed by Standard and Poor's Once again, Palo Alto receives a General Obligation (GO) bond rating of AAA from Standard and Poor's. This is the highest credit rating possible and has been awarded to only a few cities in California.
Emergency Water Supply Since 1962, the City’s primary source of potable water is the SFPUC aqueduct system with five connection points in various parts of the City. The proposed new reservoir, like the City’s existing reservoirs, would be used for fire fighting and meeting short-term (hours) emergency demand.
b) CMR 161:07 CERTIFICATION OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY AND STORAGE PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR), APPROVAL OF STAFF’S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE PREFERRED RESERVOIR AND WELL SITES; AND PARK IMPROVEMENT ORDINANCES FOR EL CAMINO, ELEANOR PARDEE, TIMOTHY HOPKINS, RINCONADA, AND PEERS PARKS Item Dated: 08/17/2007
h) CMR 124:06 AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (EIR) FOR THE 8-HR EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY PROJECT; APPROVAL OF A DRAFT NOTICE OF PREPARATION; APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT ORDINANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $350,000; AND APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NUMBER 3 TO THE PHASE I WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS CONTRACT WITH CAROLLO ENGINEERS (CMR: 407:05) FOR ADDITIONAL EIR SUPPORT SERVICES Item Dated: 08/17/2007
a) November 2007 Ballot Measure Background information on November ballot measure - El Camino Park Reservior, Pump Station and Well. Item Dated: 03/05/2007
e) Final Environmental Impact Report City of Palo Alto Emergency Water Supply and Storage Project Final Environmental Impact Report Item Dated: 02/08/2007
c) Draft Environmental Impact Report City of Palo Alto Emergency Water Supply and Storage Project Draft Environmental Impact Report Item Dated: 11/08/2006
f) Minutes from Scoping Meeting UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE OF PREPARATION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE CITY OF PALO ALTO UTILITIES 8-HOUR EMERGENCY WATER SUPPLY PROJECT Item Dated: 03/08/2006
g) Notice of Preparation (NOP) Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the City of Palo Alto Utilities 8-Hour Emergency Water Supply Project Item Dated: 02/06/2006
Reclaimed Water Pipeline Downloadable files about the joint Palo Alto / Mountain View pipeline project
