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Home My WebLink About2010-04-05 City Council Agendas 1 04/05/10 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 April 05, 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, Dennis Burns, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray, Joe Saccio) Employee Organization: Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association (Sworn) 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, Dennis Burns, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray, Joe Saccio) Employee Organization: Palo Alto Peace Officers’ Association 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, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray, Marcie Scott, Joe Saccio) Employee Organization: Local 521 Service Employees International Union Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) 2 04/05/10 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. 7:30 PM or as soon as possible thereafter SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 2. Appointments for the Human Relations Commission for One Unexpired Term Ending on March 31, 2012 and Two Terms Ending on March 31, 2013 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 March 08, 2010 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 3. Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept the Auditor’s Office Quarterly Report as of December 31, 2009 ATTACHMENT 4. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Rajesh Mashruwala for Outstanding Public Service as a Member of the Library Advisory Commission ATTACHMENT 5. Approval of an Amended and Restated Public/Private Partnership Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation Concerning Mutual Assistance for the Provision of Community Service Programs CMR 180:10 & ATTACHMENT 3 04/05/10 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. 6. Approval of Agreement with the Palo Alto Weekly for Newspaper Advertising Services in the Not to Exceed Amount of $150,000 per Year for a Three Year Period, for a Total Value of $450,000 CMR 178:10 & ATTACHMENT 7. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2010 to Provide an Additional Appropriation of $25,981 to Capital Improvement Program (CIP) PE-11011, Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass/Underpass Project; and Approval of a Contract with Alta Planning & Design in the Amount of $110,981 for Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass/Underpass Feasibility Study (PE-11011) and $15,000 for Public Outreach, Noticing, Printing and Mailing CMR 179:10 & ATTACHMENT 8. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Cooperative Assistance Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation for the Disbursement of $5,000,000 in Title XVI Federal Grant Funds for the Palo Alto, Mountain View/Moffett Area Recycled Water Pipeline Project (CIP WQ-04010) CMR 181:10 & ATTACHMENT 9. Approval of a Wastewater Treatment Enterprise Fund Contract with Veolia ES Technical Solutions, LLC for a Period of Three Years for Provision of Services for Transportation and Disposal of Ash and Sludge for the Regional Water Quality Control Plant with Funding for the First Year Approved in the Amount of $144,510 CMR 186:10 & ATTACHMENT 4 04/05/10 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 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 10. Finance Committee Recommendation Regarding Adoption of: (1) Budget Amendment Ordinance Amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 to Adjust Budgeted Revenues and Expenditures in Accordance with the Recommendations in the Midyear Report and, (2) Resolution Amending the FY 2006-2009 Compensation Plan for Classified Personnel (SEIU) Adopted by Resolution No. 8658 to Add Two New Classifications, Change the Compensation for One Existing SEIU Classification and Change the Title of One Classification CMR 189:10 & ATTACHMENT 11. Recommendation to Direct Staff: 1) To Defer Further Action on an Anaerobic Digestion (AD) Facility or Aerated Static Pile (ASP) Composting Facility Within Palo Alto, Until and Unless a Usable Site is Identified; 2) To Examine the Feasibility of Energy Conversion Technologies (Including AD Technologies) During the Upcoming Regional Water Quality Control Plant Master Planning Process; 3) To Pursue Local Partnering Opportunities with SMaRT® Station Partners and/or Local Organic Waste Processing Companies that are Developing Private or Energy Conversion Facilities Within a 20-Mile Radius of Palo Alto; and 4) To Resume Acceptance of Commercial Garbage at the Landfill CMR 165:10 & ATTACHMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS 5 04/05/10 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. 12. Acceptance of the Regional Water Quality Control Plant Site Feasibility Study and Authorization to Proceed with an Environmental Assessment of a Recycling Center and Permanent Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off Facility Improvements for the West Side of the Regional Water Quality Control Plant Site CMR 183:10 & ATTACHMENT 13. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 2 (Administrative Code) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Amend Section 2.28.230 (Claims) of Chapter 2.28 (Fiscal Procedures), Section 2.33.110 (Refunds; Credits) of Chapter 2.33 (Transient Occupancy Tax), Section 2.34.220 (Refunds) of Chapter 2.34 (Real Property Transfer Tax) and Section 2.35.190 (Refunds) of Chapter 2.35 (Utility Users Tax) ATTACHMENT COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 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