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Home My WebLink About2010-05-17 City Council Agendas 1 05/17/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON TH IS AG ENDA SUBMITTED TO TH E CITY COUN CIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AV AILABLE FOR P UBLIC I NSPECTION IN TH E 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 May 17, 2010 6:00 PM ROLL CALL COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM STUDY SESSION 1. Study Session with Youth Council on Palo Alto Youth Issues ATTACHMENT 7:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter COUNCIL CHAMBERS SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 2. Selection of Appli cants to be Interviewed for the Human Rela tions Commission ATTACHMENT 3. Proclamation Recognizing May as Mental Health Month 2 05/17/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON TH IS AG ENDA SUBMITTED TO TH E CITY COUN CIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AV AILABLE FOR P UBLIC I NSPECTION IN TH E CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. 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. CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 4. Approval of Te rmination of NC PA Nat ural Gas Procurement Program Third Pha se Agreement , Including the City’s Obligations Under the Agreement, Upon Effective Date of New Facilities Agreement Schedules for Fuel Procurement CMR 224:10 AND ATTACHMENT 5. 2nd Reading: Adoption of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting a Plan for Improvements to the Nolte Property Addition to Mitchell Park (First reading May 3, 2010 – Passed 9-0) 6. 2nd Reading: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Sec tion 2.30.360 (Exemptions from Competitive Solicitatio n Requirements) of Title 2 (Adminis trative Code) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Regarding Contracts and Purchasing Procedures (First reading May 3, 2010 – Passed 9-0) 7. Appointments to the Historic Resources Board for Three Terms Ending on May 31, 2013 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. 3 05/17/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON TH IS AG ENDA SUBMITTED TO TH E CITY COUN CIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AV AILABLE FOR P UBLIC I NSPECTION IN TH E CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. ACTION ITEMS Include: Public Hearings, Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters 8. Public Hearing: to Hear Objections to the Lev y of Proposed Assessments on the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District and Adoption of a Resoluti on Confir ming the Report of the Advisory Board and Levying an Assessment for Fiscal Year 2011 on the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District CMR 241:10 AND ATTACHMENT 9. Adoption of (1) Resolution of Intent and (2) Ordinance to Ame nd the Contract Between the Board of Administra tion of the California Public Employees’ Re tirement System (CalPERS) and the City of Palo Alto to Implement California Government Code Section 20475 (2.0% @ 60 Full Formula) Pro viding a Second Tier of Di fferent Level of Benefits for New Miscellaneous Employees CMR 249:10 AND ATTACHMENT 10. Approval of Recom mendation from the High Speed Rail Committee Regarding Revisions to Guiding Pr inciples; and Discussion of High Speed Rail Issues Summary (Item continued from 5/10/10) CMR 250:10 PUBLIC COMMENT 11. Policy and Services Commit tee Recommendati ons Regarding Council Formation of an Infrastructure Blue Ribbon Committee CMR 247:10 AND ATTACHMENT 4 05/17/10 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON TH IS AG ENDA SUBMITTED TO TH E CITY COUN CIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AV AILABLE FOR P UBLIC I NSPECTION IN TH E CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. 12. Colleagues Memo from Council Members Shepherd and Schmid regarding City Investment Policy (Item continued from 5/10/10) ATTACHMENT ******************************* AT THIS POINT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ADJOURN AND RECONVENE AS THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION ******************************* COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 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