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Home My WebLink About2010-07-19 City Council Agendas 07/19/10 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 July 19, 2010 6:00 PM REVISED ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION 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 CITY ATTORNEY – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation against the City of Palo Alto by Local 1319, International Association of Firefighters Authority: Government Code § 54956.9(b)(1) & (b)(3)(A) 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 2. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Nick Marinaro Upon His Retirement ATTACHMENT 3. Appointments for the Utilities Advisory Commission for Two Three Year Terms Ending on June 30, 2013 2 07/19/10 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. 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. 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. ACTION ITEMS Include: Public Hearings, Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters 4. Public Hearing: Stanford University Medical Center Facilities Renewal and Replacement Project-Meeting to Accept Comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) for the Stanford University Medical Center Facilities Renewal and Replacement Project, Including an Overview of the Noise, Geology, Soils & Seismicity, Hydrology, Hazardous Materials, and Utilities Chapters of the DEIR CMR 294:10 and ATTACHMENTS 4A. High Speed Rail Presentation on Background and History by Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design (CAARD) 5. Approval of Three Year Software Consulting Services Contract With Sierra Infosys Inc. in the Amount of $750,000 for the Support and Maintenance of SAP Industry-Specific Solution for Utilities, SAP Financials, Customer Relationship Management System, Business Intelligence System and Utilities Customer Electronic Services (Item continued from July 12, 2010) CMR 291:10 and ATTACHMENTS 3 07/19/10 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. Referral to Policy and Services Committee For its Review And Recommendations Of Project Safety Net Community Task Force Report On Palo Alto Youth And Teen Suicide Prevention and Strategies for Addressing Their Social and Emotional Health CMR 312:10 ATTACHMENT 7. Report From High Speed Rail Standing Committee on Recent Activity and Request for Authorization for the City Manager to Enter Into (1) a Contract with Capitol Advocates, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $30,000 for High Speed Rail Legislative Advocacy Services and (2) a Contract with Hatch Mott and McDonald in an Amount Not to Exceed $50,000 for On-Call Engineering Services Related to High Speed Rail ATTACHMENT 8. Review and Comment on the 2009-2010 Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Report “Cities Must Rein In Unsustainable Employee Costs” CMR 315:10 and ATTACHMENT CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 9. Approval of a Contract with Valley Slurry Seal Co. in the Amount of $977,577 for the 2010 Street Maintenance Program Slurry Seal and Microsurfacing Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070 CMR 305:10 and ATTACHMENTS 10. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Robert Ward Upon His Retirement ATTACHMENT 4 07/19/10 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. 11. Approval of a Contract with Granite Construction Company in the Amount of $2,226,227 for the 2010 Street Maintenance Program Asphalt Overlay Capital Improvement Program Project PE-86070 CMR 311:10 and ATTACHMENTS 12. Adoption of a Resolution Summarily Vacating Public Access and Public Recreation Access Easements at 600 and 620 Sand Hill Road (Item continued from May 3, 2010) ATTACHMENT 13. Approval of an Amendment to Ordinances Regarding Publications of Board & Commission Recruitments: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Sections 2.18.030, 2.20.015, 2.21.020, 2.22.015, 2.23.020, 2.24.020, 2.25.020, and Section 16.49.030 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Delete the Publication Requirements for Board and Commission Recruitment Ads and Adding Section 2.16.060 to Establish the Publication of One Board and Commission Recruitment Advertisement in a Two-Week Period CLERK REPORT 14. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 2.04.010, Relating to Notice of Regular Meetings, and Section 2.04.070, Relating to Notice of Agendas, of Chapter 2.04 of Title 2 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code CLERK REPORT COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 5 07/19/10 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. ADJOURNMENT Persons with disabilities who require auxiliary aids or services in using City facilities, services, or programs or who would like information on the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, may contact 650-329-2550 (Voice) 24 hours in advance.