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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
March 17, 2008
COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM - 6:00 PM
ROLL CALL
1. Joint Meeting with Senator Joe Simitian Concerning State and Local
Issues
POTENTIAL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 7:00 PM
CLOSED SESSION 7:00 – 7:30 PM
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to
Merit Rules and Regulations (Frank Benest,
Russ Carlsen, Darrell Murray, Sandra Blanch,
Lalo Perez, Nick Marinaro, David Ramberg, Emily
Harrison)
Employee Organization: Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
3. Commending the Outstanding Public Service of Chris Ewert, Joe Manning, Frank Scioscia and Glenn Rawlinson As Co-Chairs of The Local Organizing Committee and All Volunteers and Sponsors for Palo Alto/Stanford Prologue of 2008 Amgen Tour Of California
PROCLAMATION
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4. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO SANDRA HIRSH FOR OUTSTANDING
PUBLIC SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY
COMMISSION
RESOLUTION
5. RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO LENORE JONES FOR OUTSTANDING
PUBLIC SERVICE AS A MEMBER OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY
COMMISSION
RESOLUTION
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.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
January 22, 2008
February 4, 2008
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members.
6. Approval of an Application for Membership in the Link+ Resource
Sharing Library Consortium and Authorization to Participate in a
Twenty-Four Month Pilot Project in a Total Amount Not to Exceed
$220,000, with the Friends of the Palo Alto Library Contributing Up to
$110,000
CMR:166:08 ATTACHMENT
7. Temporary Appointment of Robert Peterson to the Architectural Review
Board for the Interim Term of March 20, 2008 through June 19, 2008
REPORT
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.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
8. Policy and Services Committee Recommendations for Approval of
Updated Below Market Rate (BMR) Program
CMR:173:08 ATTACHMENT
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
REPORTS OF OFFICIAL
9. Adoption of Council “Top 4” Priorities and Milestones for 2008: Civic
Engagement; Climate Protection; Library Plan/Public Safety Building;
and Economic Health
CMR:163:08 ATTACHMENT
COUNCIL MATTERS
10. Proposal to Assign Staff to Review Potential Changes to the Process for
the Architecture Review Board (ARB) Review of Large Projects
REPORT FOR ITEMS 10 & 11
11. Proposal to Assign Staff to Review the Pros and Cons of Requiring
Public vs. Private Streets (including clearance for refuse hauling)
The meeting will adjourn and reconvene as the Public Improvement Corporation
AGENDA CMR:162:08 ATTACHMENT
COUNCIL COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES
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.
12. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
Authority: Government Code Section 54956.8
Property: 100 El Camino Real, APN 120-31-009
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City Negotiators: Amy Bartell; F. Gale Connor; Valerie Fong
Negotiating Parties: Carol Dillon of Bingham McCutchen LLP for the
Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
Subject of Potential Negotiations: Price and Terms of Payment
ADJOURNMENT
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