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Regular Meeting
Council Chambers
March 16, 2009
7:00 PM
ROLL CALL
AT THIS POINT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ADJOURN AND
RECONVENE AS THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
1. Proclamation for the Black and White Ball
ATTACHMENT
2. Welcome to Visitors from Tsuchiura, Japan
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
February 2, 2009
February 9, 2009
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CONSENT CALENDAR
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3. Adoption of a Resolution Establishing a Citizen Oversight Committee
for Expenditures of Library Bond Funds
CMR 176:09 ATTACHMENT
4. Approval of a Letter Agreement with the Friends of Lytton Plaza LLC to
Authorize the Reimbursement of 50% of Design Costs Incurred by the
Friends up to a Maximum of $50,000
CMR 173:09 ATTACHMENT
5. Approval of a Contract with JJR Construction Inc., in an Amount Not to
Exceed $457,217 for the 2009 Street Maintenance Program Concrete
Preparation Capital Improvement Project PE-86070
CMR 165:09 ATTACHMENT
6. Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Contract Number C08126592 with
the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation in the Amount of $6,249 for a
Total Not to Exceed Amount of $374,829 for the Development of
Construction Documents for the Renovation and Capital Improvements
to the Palo Alto Art Center, Capital Improvement Program Project PF-
07000
CMR 168:09 ATTACHMENT
7. Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute
Amendments to the City’s Electric Supply Agreements to Operate
Effectively Under the New Transmission Market Rules of the California
Independent System Operator Corporation
CMR 167:09 ATTACHMENT
8. Adoption of Two Resolutions to Incorporate Two Side Letter
Agreements to the 2006-2009 Memorandum of Agreement with
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 521, Clarifying
Vacation Accrual and the Term of the PERSChoice Reimbursement
Plan: 1) Amending Section 1401 of the Merit System Rules and
Regulations Regarding the 2006–2009 Memorandum of Agreement
Between the City of Palo Alto and Service Employees International
Union (SEIU), Local 521 and 2) Amending the 2006-2009
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Compensation Plan for Service Employees International Union (SEIU),
Local 521, Adopted by Resolution No. 8658
CMR 164:09 ATTACHMENT
9. Adoption and Approval of Nine Documents Facilitating the Construction
and Funding of the Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility Project at the Palo
Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant
(1) Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a State
Revolving Fund Financial Assistance Agreement in an Amount
Not to Exceed Eight Million Five-Hundred Thousand Dollars from
the State Water Resources Control Board on Behalf of the Palo
Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant for the Design and
Construction of the Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility;
(2) Resolution Designating Certain Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility
Project Expenditures to be Reimbursed by Proceeds from State
Revolving Fund;
(3) Resolution Establishing One or More Dedicated Sources of
Revenue for Repayment of Funding Pursuant to the Federal
Clean Water Act Amendments and Rescinding Resolution 8792;
(4) Enterprise Wastewater Treatment Fund Contract with Anderson
Pacific Engineering Construction in a Total Amount Not to Exceed
$6,645,200 for Construction of the Ultraviolet Disinfection
Facility; (5) Amendment No. 2 to Enterprise Wastewater Treatment Fund
Contract C06116829 with RMC Water & Environment in a Total
Amount Not to Exceed $400,000 for Engineering Services During
Construction of the Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility; (6) Enterprise Wastewater Treatment Fund Contract with the Covello
Group in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $659,370 for
Construction Management Services at the Ultraviolet Disinfection
Facility;
7) Addendum No. 7 to the Basic Agreement Between the City of
Palo Alto, the City of Mountain View and the City of Los Altos for
the Acquisition, Construction and Maintenance of a Joint Sewer
System; (8) Amendment No. 5 to Contract Restatement and Amendment No.
C237 Between the City of Palo Alto and the East Palo Alto
Sanitary District; and
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(9) Amendment No. 3 to Contract No. C869 Between the City of Palo
Alto and the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior
University
CMR 159:09 ATTACHMENT
10. Approval of a Three Year Contract with SCS Field Services in the Total
Amount of $470,484 for Landfill Gas and Leachate Control Systems
Maintenance, Monitoring and Reporting Services
CMR 158:09 ATTACHMENT
11. Approval of a Purchase Order for the “As Needed” Acquisition of
Electric Wire and Cable for Municipal Service Center (MSC) Warehouse
Stock Items with Wesco Distribution for an Amount Not to Exceed of
$900,000 for a Term of Up to Three Years
CMR 139:09
12. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to File an
Application for a State Revolving Fund Financial Assistance Agreement
in an Amount Not to Exceed $37 Million from the State Water
Resources Control Board for the Construction of the Palo Alto Recycled
Water Project
CMR 162:09 ATTACHMENT
13. Request for Authorization to Increase Existing Contract with the Law
Firm of Hanson Bridgett LLP by an Additional $6,472 For a Total
Contract Not to Exceed Amount of $191,472
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 five minutes per speaker unless additional time is granted by the presiding officer. The
presiding officer may reduce the allowed time to less than five minutes if necessary to accommodate a larger number of speakers.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
14. Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Adoption of an
Ordinance Amending Chapter 5.35 (“Retail Sales –
Requirement for Paper Bags”) of Title 5 (“Health and
Sanitation”) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Place a Limited
Prohibition on Single-Use Plastic Checkout Bags
CMR 138:09 ATTACHMENT
15A. Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Architectural Review
for a 35-Unit, 100% Affordable Housing Project, Adoption of
an Ordinance Amending Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code (The Zoning Map) to Change the Classification
of Property Located at 488 West Charleston Road from PC
Planned Community (PC 2565) to PC Planned Community
_____, and Approval of Record of Land Use Action
CMR 151:09 ATTACHMENT
15B. Approval of a Loan Agreement with Tree House Apartments, L.P. to
Provide an Acquisition Loan in the Amount of $2,838,577 from the
Residential Housing Fund and Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Funds for the Development of a 35-Unit Affordable Housing
Project at 488 West Charleston Road
CMR 169:09 ATTACHMENT
REPORTS OF OFFICIALS
16. Human Relations Commission and Policy and Services Committee
Recommendation to Adopt the Ordinance Amending Section
9.72.070 of Chapter 9.72 [Mandatory Response to Request for
Discussion of Disputes Between Landlord and Tenants] of Title
9 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Void Rent Increases Given
Without Notice of the Right to Mediation
CMR 137:09 ATTACHMENT
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17. Approval of a Sister City Alliance Agreement Between the City of
Tsuchiura City, Japan and the City of Palo Alto
CMR 163:09 ATTACHMENT
18. Human Relations Commission Recommendation to the Council that
June 21st Should be Established as World Music Day in Palo Alto and
Applicable General Fund Fees Should be Waived
CMR 157:09 LETTER
COUNCIL COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s).
CLOSED SESSION
This item may occur during the recess or after the Regular Meeting.
Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY – Anticipated Litigation
19. Subject: Initiation of amicus curiae litigation in the matter of Town of
Atherton, a Municipal Corporation, Planning and Conservation
League, a California nonprofit corporation, City of Menlo Park, a
Municipal corporation, Transportation Solutions Defense and
Education Fund, a California nonprofit corporation, California Rail
Foundation, a California nonprofit corporation, and Bayrail Alliance,
a California nonprofit corporation, and other similarly situated
entities, v. California High Speed Rail Authority, a public entity,
Sacramento County Superior Court, Case No.: 34-2008-80000022
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(c )
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