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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-12-14 City Council Agendas 1 12/14/09 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 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 12/14/09 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. 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 12/14/09 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. 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 12/14/09 4 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. 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 12/14/09 5 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. 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 ATTACHMENT A - C ATTACHMENT D - E ATTACHMENT F - H ATTACHMENT I - O 12/14/09 6 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. 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 12/14/09 7 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. 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 COUNCIL MEMBER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 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