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Home My WebLink About2010-09-27 City Council Agendas 09/27/10 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 27, 2010 6:00 PM ROLL CALL SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 1. Selection of a Recruitment Firm for City Attorney Recruitment ATTACHMENT STUDY SESSION 2. Discussion on Proposed Changes to the City’s Green Building Program to Integrate the City’s Requirements With the California Green Building Code and Add Criteria for Sustainable Neighborhood Developments CMR 355:10 and ATTACHMENT 7:00 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter 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. 3. Approval of Contract Amendment No. 15 Extending the Term of the Rail Shuttle Bus Administration Agreement With the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Through 6/30/2011 and Increasing the Cumulative Expenditure Limit By $198,118 for a Total of $2,839,337 CMR 363:10 and ATTACHMENT 2 09/27/10 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 Mutual Cooperation and Support Agreement With the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation CMR 350:10 and ATTACHMENT 5. Approval of a Renewal of a Public/Private Partnership Joint Venture Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the Cardiac Therapy Foundation of the Mid-Peninsula, Inc. Concerning the Use of Gymnasium Facilities and Associated Fees for Facility Use at Cubberley Community Center for Jointly Supported Cardiac Therapy Programs CMR 352:10 and ATTACHMENT 6. Approval of a Purchase Order With Municipal Maintenance Equipment, Inc. for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $275,844 for the Purchase of a Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fueled Regenerative-Air Street Sweeper CMR 358:10 and ATTACHMENT 7. Approval of a Contract With Siegfried Engineering Inc. in the Total Not to Exceed Amount of $95,689 to Conduct a Landscape Inventory and to Draft a Conceptual Design for Landscaping in and Around the Regional Water Quality Control Plant CMR 353:10 and ATTACHMENT 8. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 2.08.210 of Chapter 2.08 of Title 2 [Officers and Departments], and Section 22.04.035 of Chapter 22.04 of Title 22 [Park and Recreation Building Use and Regulations] of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Amend Employee Titles and Names of Divisions and Reflect the Titles of Employees Who Are Authorized to Issue Citations, Respectively CMR 351:10 and ATTACHMENT 9. Adoption of a Resolution Naming the New Phase IV Area of Greer Park “Scott Meadow” in Recognition of Jean and Charles Scott’s Contributions to the Full Development of Greer Park CMR 354:10 and ATTACHMENT 3 09/27/10 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. ACTION ITEMS Include: Public Hearings, Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters 10. Direction to Staff Regarding High Speed Rail Issues Including Approval of a Letter to Federal Railroad Administration, Direction on Response to the Supplemental Alternatives Analysis and Additional Direction to Staff on High Speed Rail Issues ATTACHMENT PUBLIC COMMENT 11. Adoption of Three Resolutions Addressing Fall 2010 Ballot Initiatives and Consideration of City Positions on Other State and Regional Ballot Initiatives: (1) Resolution Supporting Proposition 22, the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act of 2010; (2) Resolution Opposing Proposition 23, an Initiative to Suspend AB 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, Until Unemployment Drops to 5.5% or Less for a Full Year; and (3) Resolution Opposing Proposition 26, an Initiative that Increases the Legislative Vote Requirement to Two-Thirds for State Levies and Charges and Imposes an Additional Requirement for Voters to Approve Local Levies and Charges CMR 365:10 and ATTACHMENT 12. 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 9/13/10) ATTACHMENT COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 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.