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Home My WebLink About2009-05-04 City Council Agendas 1 05/04/09 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 May 4, 2009 6:00 PM ROLL CALL COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM STUDY SESSION 1. Joint Study Session with the Utilities Advisory Commission Regarding the New Water Supply Agreement Between the Members of the Bay Area Water Supply Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) and the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission 7:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter COUNCIL CHAMBERS 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 April 6, 2009 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 2. Preliminary Approval of the Report of the Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 2009-10 in Connection with the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District and Adoption of Resolution Declaring its Intention to Levy an Assessment Against Businesses within the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2010 and Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing on June 1, 2009, at 7:00 PM or Thereafter, in the City Council Chambers CMR 233:09 ATTACHMENT 2 05/04/09 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. 3. Acceptance of Funds Awarded to the City from the Fiscal Year 2008 Assistance to Firefighters Grant CMR 231:09 ATTACHMENT 4. Approval of Enterprise Refuse Fund Contract with Golder Associates, Inc. in a Total Amount Not to Exceed $119,000 for Design and Permitting of a New Landfill Gas Flare Stack (Capital Improvement Program Project RF-10002) CMR 221:09 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS 5. Finance Committee Recommendation to Approve Fiscal Year 2009/10 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Allocations and Action Plan and Adopt a Resolution Approving the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2009-2010 CMR 214:09 ATTACHMENT 6. Finance Committee Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Amending Utility Rate Schedules W-5 and S-5 of the City of Palo Alto Utilities Rates and Charges Pertaining to Service Connection Fees CMR 222:09 ATTACHMENT REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS 7. Policy & Services Committee Recommendation to Adopt a Resolution Approving Revised City Council Procedures (Continued from Council Meeting April 13, 2009) ATTACHMENT 2 05/04/09 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. 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.