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Home My WebLink About2009-04-13 City Council Agendas 1 04/13/09 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 April 13, 2009 6:00 PM ROLL CALL COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM STUDY SESSION 1. Joint Meeting with the Public Art Commission Regarding Palo Alto Public Art Issues LIST OF TOPICS ATTACHMENT 7:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter COUNCIL CHAMBERS SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 2. Proclamation Honoring the Anniversary of 45 Years of Sister City Relations with the City of Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico ATTACHMENT 3. Proclamation Declaring April 19-25, 2009 as the Week of the Young Child ATTACHMENT 4. Proclamation Recognizing Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo’s Environmental Leadership and Her 14th Congressional District Office at 698 Emerson Street, Palo Alto as the “Greenest” Congressional District Office ATTACHMENT 2 04/13/09 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. 5. Demonstration of the New Utility Online Bill Pay System 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 16, 2009 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 6. Adoption of a Resolution Designating 2300 Wellesley Street, Known as the College Terrace Library, to be Eligible as a “Sender Site” in the Transfer of Development Rights Program and Approval of Revision to Policy 1-46 Concerning the Procedure for Sale/Transfer of Development Rights for City-Owned Property CMR 202:09 ATTACHMENT 7. Policy & Services Committee Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Approving Revised City Council Procedures ATTACHMENT 8. Approval of a Contract with Mark Thomas & Company in the Amount of $214,800 for Design Services for the Stanford Avenue/El Camino Real Context-Sensitive Streetscape and Intersection Improvements Project CMR 204:09 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. 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. 3 04/13/09 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. 9. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Local 521, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) - SEIU Hourly Unit Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Local 521, Service Employees International Union Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Palo Alto Peace Officers’ Association Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Local 1319, International Association of Fire Fighters Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to the Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Unrepresented Employee Group Management and Professional Personnel and Council Appointees Authority: Government Code section 54957.6(a) 4 04/13/09 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. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to the Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Russ Carlsen, Lalo Perez, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Unrepresented Employee Group Limited Hourly Employees Authority: Government Code section 54957.6(a) PUBLIC HEARINGS 10. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Sections 18.16.060 (D) (Neighborhood, Community, and Service Commercial Zoning Districts), 18.18.060 (D) (Downtown Commercial District), 18.30(D) (Hotel Combining District), and 18.34.050 (Pedestrian and Transit Oriented Development Combining District) of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Regarding Development Criteria for Hotel Development and Adoption of a Resolution to Adopt a Comprehensive Plan Amendment to Commercial Land Use Definitions Providing Maximum Floor Area Ratios Allowed for Hotel Uses Consistent with Zoning Regulations CMR 197:09 ATTACHMENT REPORTS OF OFFICIALS 11. Recommendation to Terminate Ultra-High-Speed Broadband Request for Proposals Process Due to Lack of Financial Resources of the 180 Connect Network Services Inc./Packetfront Inc./Axia NetMedia Corporation Consortium’s Proposal to Build a Citywide Ultra-High- Speed Broadband System and Approval of Actions for Proceeding with the Broadband Initiative MEMO CMR 143:09 ATTACHMENT COUNCIL COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES 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.