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Special Meeting
October 19, 2009
6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM
STUDY SESSION
1. Meeting with Senator Simitian Regarding State and Local Issues
7:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ATTACHMENT
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.
ACTION ITEMS
Include: Public Hearings, Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of Officials, and Council Matters
2. Approval of Final Recommendations of the Compost Blue Ribbon Task
Force
CMR 402:09 & ATTACHMENT
STUDY SESSION
3. Discussion of Federal Legislative Process and Preliminary Development
of 2010 Federal Priorities
CITY MANAGER COMMENTS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
September 14, 2009
September 21, 2009
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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 three minutes per speaker.
ACTION ITEMS
Include: Public Hearings, Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of Officials, and Council Matters
4. Colleagues Memo from Council Members Espinosa, Kishimoto, and
Schmid Directing Staff to Take Actions to Permit Early Opening of
Portion of Byxbee Park
ATTACHMENT
5. Review of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Pilot Program at
Palo Alto City Hall King Plaza and Make Recommendations for
Continuation of the Program
CMR 405:09 & ATTACHMENT PUBLIC COMMENT
6. Adoption of a Resolution Revising Green Building Standards for
Compliance for Private, Nonresidential and Residential Construction
and Renovation, and Review of Report on Implementation of the City’s
Green Building Ordinance
CMR 332:09 & ATTACHMENT
7. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Two Ordinances: (1) Repealing
Chapter 16.17 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Amending
Title 16 to Adopt a New Chapter 16.17, California Energy Code,
2008 Edition; and (2) Repealing Chapter 16.18 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code and Amending Title 16 to Adopt a New Chapter
16.18, Establishing Local Energy Efficiency Standards for
Certain Buildings and Improvements Covered by the 2008
California Energy Code
CMR 267:09 & ATTACHMENT
COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
THE FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD WITH THE CITY LABOR NEGOTIATORS.
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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.
8. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to
Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Kelly Morariu,
Russ Carlsen, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray, Marcie Scott, Lalo Perez,
Joe Saccio)
Employee Organization: Local 521 Service Employees International
Union
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
ADJOURNMENT
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