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Home My WebLink About2009-11-09 City Council Agendas 1 11/09/09 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. Special Meeting Council Chambers November 09, 2009 6:00 PM ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL/ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Subject: Significant Exposure to Litigation against the City of Palo Alto by United States Department of Transportation Authority: Government Code § 54956.9(b)(1) & (b)(3)(B) SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 2. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Susan Thom for Her Outstanding Public Service as a Member of the Library Advisory Commission 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. CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 3. Approval of an Enterprise Fund Contract for Professional Engineering Services with Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc. in the Amount of $3,828,680 for the Design and Construction Management Services for the Reservoir, Pump Station, and Well at El Camino Park and Mayfield Pump Station Augmentation Project WS-08002 CMR 424:09 & ATTACHMENT 11/09/09 2 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 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. Public Hearing Adoption of a Resolution Certifying a Final Environmental Impact Report, and Adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and the Statement of Overriding Considerations and Approval of an Architectural Review Application for the Demolition of an Existing 9,740 sq. ft. Building and Construction of a Four-Story 50-Unit Affordable Housing Development in a Single 63,885 sq. ft. Building with One Level of Below Grade Parking and Associated Street Improvements, and Associated Record of Land Use Action for the Project at 801 and 841 Alma Street CMR 426:09 ATTACHMENT PUBLIC COMMENT 5. Approval of the Conceptual Alternatives for the Santa Clara County Roads and Airport Department Oregon Expressway Improvement Project CMR 421:09 & ATTACHMENT PUBLIC COMMENT 6. Public Hearing Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 18.08.040 (the Zoning Map), Chapter 18.30(C) (the Ground Floor (GF) Combining District), and Chapter 18.18 (the Downtown Commercial Community (CD-C) Zone District) to Modify Restrictions on Ground Floor Uses in the Downtown Area CMR 420:09 & ATTACHMENT PUBLIC COMMENT COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 11/09/09 3 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. CLOSED SESSION 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. 7. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to the Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Kelly Morariu, Russ Carlsen, Sandra Blanch, Darrell Murray, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Marcie Scott) Employee Organization: Unrepresented Employee Group Management and Professional Personnel and Council Appointees Authority: Government Code section 54957.6(a) 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.