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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
March 30, 2009
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
STUDY SESSION
1. Continuation of a Study Session to Review the Community Benefits
Proposed for Negotiations Regarding the Stanford University Medical
Center and Stanford Shopping Center
CMR 191:09 ATTACHMENT
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
2. Appointment of Three Human Relations Commission Members for
Terms Ending March 31, 2012
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.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
March 2, 2009
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CONSENT CALENDAR
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members.
3. Approval of a Utilities Enterprise Fund Contract with D’Arcy & Harty
Construction, Inc. in the Total not to Exceed Amount of $1,782,800 for
Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation Capital Improvement
Program Project WC-07004 (Project 20 – Barron Park)
CMR 148:09 ATTACHMENT
4. 2nd Reading 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
(First reading March 16, 2009 – Passed 7-1 Barton no, Klein absent)
5. 2nd Reading 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 Planning Community 2565 to PC Planned Community
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(First reading March 16, 2009 – Passed 6-0 Barton not participating, Klein and Morton absent)
MEMO ATTACHMENT
6. 2nd Reading 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
(First reading March 16, 2009 – Passed 8-0 Klein absent)
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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REPORTS OF OFFICIALS
7. Approval of (a) Scoping Comments Letter for the San Francisco to San
Jose High Speed Train Project Environmental Impact
Report/Environmental Impact Statement, (b) Memorandum of
Understanding with Various Peninsula Cities in Order to Form the
Peninsula Cities Consortium for Interaction with the California High
Speed Rail Authority and (c) Comment Letter to Caltrain Joint Powers
Board Regarding the Memorandum of Understanding with California
High Speed Rail Authority
CMR 192:09 ATTACHMENT
8. Approval of an Agreement with the National Senior Games Association
and the 2009 National Senior Games Local Organizing Committee for a
Gold-Level Sponsorship in an Amount Not to Exceed $350,000
CMR 194:09 ATTACHMENT
9. Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with Capay Valley
Growers, Incorporated to Operate a Community Supported Agriculture
(CSA) Pilot Program at Palo Alto City Hall King Plaza
CMR 195:09 ATTACHMENT
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
10. 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
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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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