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Home My WebLink About2010-09-13 City Council Agendas 09/13/10 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 September 13, 2010 6:00 PM ROLL CALL SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 1. Acceptance of $275,000 Donation from Palo Alto Library Foundation 2. Appointment of Members to the Infrastructure Blue Ribbon Commission ATTACHMENT 3. Selection of Candidates to be Interviewed for the Public Art Commission ATTACHMENT STUDY SESSION 4. Update on City and Community Emergency Preparedness Activities ATTACHMENT PUBLIC COMMENT 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 July 19, 2010 July 26, 2010 August 02, 2010 August 05, 2010 2 09/13/10 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. CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 5. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2011 to Provide an Additional Appropriation of $30,000 to Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Project PD-08000, Crime Scene Evidence Collection Vehicle CMR 346:10 and ATTACHMENT 6. Recommendation from Finance Committee to Preliminarily Approve Fiscal Year 2010 Reappropriation Requests to be Carried Forward into Fiscal Year 2011 CMR 342:10 and ATTACHMENT 7. Recommendation from Finance Committee to Accept the City Auditor’s Office Fiscal Year 2011 Work Plan ATTACHMENT 8. Recommendation from Finance Committee to Accept the City Auditor’s Office Quarterly Report as of June 30, 2010 ATTACHMENT 9. Adoption of a Resolution Approving an Amendment to the Northern California Power Agency Green Power Project Third Phase Agreement to Allocate Shares from Existing Participants to an Additional Member, the City of Gridley CMR 345:10 and ATTACHMENT 10. Approval of a Term Contract with Okonite Company in the Not to Exceed Annual Amount of $1,313,356 for a Three Year Period for the as Needed Purchase of Four Types of Medium Voltage Cable in Support of Utility Department. Maximum Value of Contract for the Three Year Term of the Agreement would be $3,940,068 CMR 331:10 and ATTACHMENT 3 09/13/10 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. Adoption of Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2011 to Provide Additional Appropriations of $275,000 Within the General Fund for Estimated Election Costs for Measure R (Firefighters Charter Amendment) and Measure S (Charter Amendment to Change Council Elections to Even-Numbered Years) ATTACHMENT 12. Approval of Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation to Defer any Action on Trading the City’s Unused Individual Water Supply Guarantee Until at Least January 2011 and Approval of the City’s Position that San Francisco Should Use the Individual Water Supply Guarantee to Establish the Interim Water Supply Allocation CMR 343:10 and 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. ACTION ITEMS Include: Public Hearings, Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters 13. High Speed Rail Presentation on Background and History by Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Design (CARRD) (Continued from 7/19/10) 14. High Speed Rail Update ATTACHMENT PUBLIC COMMENT 15. 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 to Eliminate the Publishing of the Council Agendas in the Newspaper and Updating the Language for the Council Regular Meetings and Agenda Sections of the Municipal Code (Continued from 7/19/10) ATTACHMENT PUBLIC COMMENT 4 09/13/10 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. Council Direction to Voting Delegate Council Member Klein for 2010 League Conference Regarding City’s Position on Proposed Six Resolutions ATTACHMENT COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 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