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Home My WebLink About2010-03-08 City Council Agendas 1 03/08/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. Agenda posted according to PAMC Section 2.04.070. A binder containing supporting materials is available in the Council Chambers on the Friday preceding the meeting. Special Meeting Council Chambers March 08, 2010 6:00 PM ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSIONS Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. THE FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD WITH THE CITY LABOR NEGOTIATORS. 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Kelly Morariu, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray, Joe Saccio) Employee Organization: Local 521, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - SEIU Hourly Unit Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Kelly Morariu, Russ Carlsen, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray, Marcie Scott, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio) Employee Organization: Local 521 Service Employees International Union Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) 2 03/08/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Kelly Morariu, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray, Joe Saccio, Dennis Burns) Employee Organization: Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association (Sworn) Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) 7:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter STUDY SESSION 2. Study Session to Provide the Status of Implementation of Council Direction on Composting and to Present Recent Information Regarding Possible Regional Composting Opportunities ATTACHMENT SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 3. Appointment to the Planning and Transportation Commission for One Unexpired Term Ending on January 31, 2012 ATTACHMENT CITY MANAGER COMMENTS ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Members of the public may speak to any item not on the agenda; three minutes per speaker. Council reserves the right to limit the duration or Oral Communications period to 30 minutes. APPROVAL OF MINUTES January 25, 2010 February 1, 2010 February 8, 2010 February 22, 2010 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 3 03/08/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. 4. Approval of a Three-Year Extension to the Agreement with the United States Geological Survey in the Amount of $186,000 for San Francisco Bay Monitoring CMR 146:10 & ATTACHMENT 5. Approval of Utilities Water, Electric and Gas Enterprise Fund Contract with Enernex Corporation in the Total Amount of $140,000 for Consulting Services to Develop a Smart Grid Strategic Plan CMR 148:10 & ATTACHMENT 6. Adoption of a Resolution Committing $2.5 Million In-Lieu Fees from SummerHill Homes to Tree House Apartments, L.P. for the Development of the 35-Unit Affordable Housing Tree House Apartments Project at 488 W. Charleston Road CMR 155:10 & ATTACHMENT 7. Approval of a Water Enterprise Fund Contract with URS Corporation in the Total Amount of $482,392 for Professional Engineering Services for the Assessment, Design and Construction Management Services for Coating and Seismic Upgrades of Six Existing City Reservoirs and Rehabilitation of Three Receiving Stations Project WS-07000, WS- 08001 and WS-09000 CMR 139:10 & ATTACHMENT 8. 2ND READING Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 21.04.030(a)(30) of Title 21 (Subdivisions) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Revise the Definition of “Private Streets” (First reading February 01, 2010—Passed 9-0) 9. Recommendation to Direct the Utilities Advisory Commission to Consider the Fiscal Year 2011 Wastewater Collection Fund Budget and Rates CMR 144:10 10. Adoption of Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2010 to Provide Additional Appropriation of $89,196 Within the 4 03/08/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. General Fund for the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters November 2009 Election Costs ATTACHMENT 11. Confirmation of Appointment of Pamela Antil as Assistant City Manager and Approval of At-Will Employment Contract CMR 167:10 & ATTACHMENT 12. Confirmation of Appointment of Gregory Betts as Director of Community Services and Approval of At-Will Employment Contract CMR 168:10 & ATTACHMENT 13. Adoption of a Resolution to Consent to the City of Palo Alto Being Included Within the Boundaries of the San Mateo County Tourism Business Improvement District and Direction to Terminate Destination Palo Alto Contract CMR 154:10 & ATTACHMENT AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS HEARINGS REQUIRED BY LAW: Applications and/or appellants may have up to ten minutes at the outset of the public discussion to make their remarks and put up to three minutes for concluding remarks after other members of the public have spoken. OTHER AGENDA ITEMS: Public comments or testimony on agenda items other than Oral Communications shall be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker. ACTION ITEMS Include: Public Hearings, Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters 14. Designation of City Manager as Google Fiber to Communities Project Point Person and Approval of and Delegation to the City Manager to Provide Answers to Google’s Request for Information for its Fiber for Communities Plan CMR 159:10 PUBLIC COMMENT 15. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Direct Staff to Perform a Study Evaluating the Impact of Prevailing Wage on City Capital Construction Projects CMR 151:10 & ATTACHMENT 5 03/08/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. 16. Colleague’s Memo from Council Member Yeh, Holman, and Scharff Requesting Council to Refer to Policy & Services to Return with a Recommendation for 1) an Amendment to City Policy to Require Release of CMRs and Supporting Documents (The Packet) at an Earlier Date and 2) Amend Council Policy Regarding Late Submissions for Planning Projects ATTACHMENT 17. Colleague’s Memo from Vice Mayor Espinosa and Council Members Klein, Scharff, and Schmid Requesting the City Council to Appoint an Infrastructure Blue Ribbon Commission (IBRC) ATTACHMENT 18. Public Hearing: Consider the Approval of Water Supply Assessment to Stanford Medical Center Facilities Renewal and Replacement Project (APPLICANT REQUESTS ITEM TO BE CONTINUED BY COUNCIL MOTION TO 3/15/10) ATTACHMENT PUBLIC COMMENT COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 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