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Special Meeting
Council Chambers
December 14, 2009
6:30 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 Summerhill Redwood Gate LLC
Authority: Government Code § 54956.9(b)(3)(C)
Council Conference Room
7:00 or as soon as possible thereafter
STUDY SESSION
2. Joint Mee ting with the Utilities Advisory Commission Regarding City
Utilities Issues
ATTACHMENT
Council Chambers
8:00 or as soon as possible thereafter
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
3. Adoption of a Resolution Expressi ng Appreciation to Susie Ord Upon
Her Retirement
ATTACHMENT
4. Adoption of a Resolution Expre ssing Appreciation to Anun Aruna mata
Upon His Retirement
ATTACHMENT
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5. Adoption of a Resolution Expressi ng Appreciation to Liz Thomas Upon
Her Retirement
ATTACHMENT
6. Proclamation Expressing Appr eciation to Sam Yates for His
Outstanding Efforts with the Color of Palo Alto
ATTACHMENT
7. Proclamation Expressing A ppreciation to Sunny Dykwel for Being
Selected as One of the 100 Most Influential F ilipina Women in the
United States
ATTACHMENT
8. Proclamation Commending the Ou tstanding Public Ser vice of N ancy
Nagel, Karl Van Orsdol, Wendy Hediger and Julie Weiss on the City’s
Sustainability Team
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
November 09, 2009
November 16, 2009
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members.
9. Approval of an Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and the
Family Resources Foundation in Palo Alto for Mut ual Cooperation and
Support
CMR 458:09 & ATTACHMENT
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10. Approval of a Con tract with E lite La ndscaping Incorporated, in th e
Amount of $1,220,075 for C onstruction of Greer Park Renovation and
Pump Station Replacement - Capital Improvement Program Project PE-
09002 (continued by Council Motion on November 16, 2009)
CMR 423:09 & ATTACHMENT
11. Approval of an Extended Producer Responsibility Policy and Adoption of
a Resolution Supporting State an d National Extended Producer
Responsibility Actions
CMR 456:09 & ATTACHMENT
12. Approval of a Cooperative Agreem ent with the City of Mountai n View
for the S an Antoni o Road Bridge Overpass Repair Project – Capita l
Improvement Program Project PE-06001
CMR 436:09 & ATTACHMENT
13. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Utilities Public Benefit Contract for
Commercial Energy Efficiency Progra ms with Ecology A ction to Allow
Up to $559,166 in Additional Funds Over Four Years a nd Adoption of
an Ordinance Amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010 to
Provide an Additional Appropriation of $279,583 within the
Electric Fund to Expand Commercial Energy Efficiency Program
CMR 425:09 & ATTACHMENT
14. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance in the Amount of
$381,583 for Costs Related to Constructing a Temporary
Library and Teen Center at the Cubberley Community Center;
Approval of a Contract with Johnsto ne Moyer, Inc., in a Total Amount
Not to Exceed $227,463 to Convert the Cubberley Co mmunity Center
Auditorium Into a Temporary Libra ry to Replace the Mitchell Park
Library (Capital Improvement Program Project PE-09010)
CMR 463:09 & ATTACHMENT
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15. Adoption of a Resolu tion Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a
Letter of Support for the WAVEON E Application for a $2,500,000 Grant
Funded by the California En ergy Commission State Energy Program,
and to Negotiate and Execute a Tw o-Year $2,835,000 Direct and In-
Kind Funded Public/Private Part nership Agre ement wi th W AVEONE,
Contingent Upon t he Ful l A ward of t he State Grant A pplied for by
WAVEONE
CMR 477:09 & ATTACHMENT
16. Adoption of a Resol ution Amending the FY2007-FY2009 Compens ation
Plan for Limited Hourly Personnel Adopted by Resolution No. 8759 to
Revise the Provisions Related to Term of Employment
CMR 459:09 & ATTACHMENT
17. Adoption of a Resolution Expressi ng Appreciation to Janice Hall Upon
Her Retirement
ATTACHMENT
18. Adoption of a Res olution Expre ssing Appreciation to Bradley He rran
Upon His Retirement
ATTACHMENT
19. Adoption of a Resoluti on Expressing Appreciation to Diana Ward Upon
Her Retirement
ATTACHMENT
20. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Gary Clarien Upon
His Retirement
ATTACHMENT
21. Adoption of a Resol ution Expressing Appreciation to Doug J. Fox Upon
His Retirement
ATTACHMENT
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22. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Weeds to be a Nuisance and Setting
January 11, 2010 for a Public Hearing for Objections to Proposed Weed
Abatement
CMR 441:09 & ATTACHMENT
23. Request for Authorization to Increase Existing Agreement with the Law
Firm of Duncan We inberg, Genzer & Pembroke, P.C. by an Addi tional
$155,000 for a Total Contract Not to Exceed Amount of $215,000
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 three minutes per speaker.
ACTION ITEMS
Include: Public Hearings, Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Reports of Officials, and Council Matters
24. PUBLIC HEARING: Approval of (1) a Mitigate d Negative Declaration;
(2) a Site and Desi gn Review Application for the Demol ition of Three
Commercial Buildings (Including the Palo Alto Bowl and Motel 6) and
the Cons truction of a Four-Sto ry Building Containing 167 Hotel
Guestrooms, and 26 Three-Story Re sidential Townhomes on a Site
Comprised of Four Parcels of Land Zoned RM-1, RM-15 and CS; (3 ) a
Tentative Map Merging t he Four Parc els into a 3.62 Acre Parcel for
Condominium Subdivision into a Hote l Unit and 26 Residential Units;
and (4) a Record of Land Use Action for A pproval of the Project
Located at 4301 and 4329 El Camino Real
CMR 443:09
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25. PUBLIC HEARING: Pursuant to Government Code Section 30061,
Title 3, Division 3, Relating to the Supplemental Law Enforce ment
Services Fund , to Consider the Po lice Chief’s Request to Purchase
Computer Forensic Software, Glob al Positioning Devices, Radio
Earpieces, Remote Area Lighting Sy stems, Patrol Team Operation Kits,
Replacement K-9 Unit, and Addi tional Funding for the Crime Scene
Evidence Collection Vehicle
CMR 462:09
26. PUBLIC HEARING: Approval of Pr oposed Participation by the City of
Palo Alto the “City“ in the Califor niaFIRST Program of the California
Statewide Communities Development Authority. Participation in the
CaliforniaFIRST Program will Enable Property Owners to Finance
Renewable Energy, Energy Effici ency and Water Efficien cy
Improvements on Their Property Through t he Levy of Contractual
Assessments Pursuant to Chapter 29 of Divi sion 7 of the Streets &
Highways Code (“ Chapter 29”) an d the Issuance of Improvement
Bonds Under the Improvement Bo nd Act of 1915 (Streets and
Highways Code Sections 8500 and Follo wing) Upon the Security of the
Unpaid Contractual Assessment s. Chapter 29 P rovides that
Assessments May be Levied Under it s Provisions Only with the Free
and Willing Consent of the Owner of Each Lot or Parcel on Which an
Assessment is Levied at the Time the Assessment is Levied; and 1)
Adoption of a Res olution Authorizing the City of Palo Alto to Join the
CaliforniaFIRST Program; Author izing the California Statewide
Communities Development Authority to Accept Applications from
Property Owners, Conduct Contra ctual Assessment Proceedings and
Levy Contractual Assessments Within the Territory of the City of Palo
Alto and Authorizing Related Actions, and 2) Resolution Authorizing
Sacramento Count y to Appl y for and Receive State Ene rgy Program
Funds on Behalf of the City of Palo Alto
CMR 449:09 & ATTACHMENT PRESENTATION
27. Presentation of Service Efforts and Accomplishments Report for F iscal
Year 2009 – Annual Report on City Government Performance
ATTACHMENT
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28. Approval of the Finance Committee Recommendation to Adopt a
Budget Amendment Ordinance (BAO) to Transfer $809,000
from the General Fund Budget Stabilization Reserve (BSR) to
the Technology Fund in Fiscal Year 2010
CMR 479:09 & ATTACHMENT
29. Ad Hoc Committee Monthly Report on High Speed Rail
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