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Home My WebLink About2008-04-28 City Council Agendas 1 04/28/08 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 April 28, 2008 5:30 PM ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to the Merit System Rules and Regulations (Frank Benest, Emily Harrison, Lalo Perez, Russ Carlsen, Sandra Blanch, Lynne Johnson, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Unrepresented Employee Group Management & Professional Employees Authority: Government Code section 54957.6(a) 2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY -- EXISTING LITIGATION Subject: Silvio Obregon and Margarita Obregon v. The City of Palo Alto, et al.; Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No.: 107CV087343 Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(a) STUDY SESSION 3. Presentation on the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC’S) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System for Commercial Buildings and Additional Information on Environmentally Preferred Purchasing, Community Environmental Action Partnership, and Green Building CMR:216:08 ATTACHMENTS CMR:217::08 ATTACHMENTS 04/28/08 2 SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 4. California Municipal Utilities Association Award for PaloAltoGreen 5. Proclamation Commending the Great Work of Carroll Harrington, Margaret Suozzo and Walt Hays in Organizing Palo Alto Earth Month PROCLAMATION 6. Proclamation Commending the Students of Addison Elementary School for Reducing Their Use of Plastic Bags PROCLAMATION 7. This Item Number Has Been Intentionally Left Blank 8. Mayoral Acknowledgement of Palo Alto Based Terradex for Receiving the United States Environmental Protection Agency 2008 Environmental Achievement Award 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 March 10, 2008 March 17, 2008 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 9. Approval of Two Contracts with 3Degrees Group, Inc. for (1) Electric Green Energy Program Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,200,000 for a Term of Up to Five Years, and (2) for Natural Gas Green Energy Program Services in an Amount Not to Exceed $250,000 for a Term of Up to Five Years CMR:212:08 ATTACHMENTS 10. Approval of Solar Water Heating Incentive Program Services Contract with the Center for Sustainable Energy California in an Amount Not to Exceed $730,000 for a Term of Up to Five Years CMR:174:08 ATTACHMENTS 11. Approval of City Auditor Ideal Candidate Profile 12. Approval of an Access Agreement Between City of Palo Alto and Save 04/28/08 3 San Francisco Bay Association (Save the Bay) to Permit the Use of Real Property in Order to Implement a Habitat Restoration Project at the Baylands (Byxbee Park) CMR:210:08 ATTACHMENTS 13. Recommendation to Refer Composting Feasibility Study Results and Consideration of an Election that Could Allow Composting to Continue on a Portion of the Landfill After Closure to the Policy and Services Committee CMR:219:08 & ATTACHMENTS 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 PUBLIC HEARINGS 14. Approval of Record of Land Use Action for Site and Design Review to Allow the Construction of a 3,600 Square Foot Ultraviolet Disinfection Facility to Replace the Existing System, and the Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Negative Declaration for the UV Disinfection Facility for the Palo Alto Regional Water Quality Control Plant at 2501 Embarcadero Way CMR:214:08 ATTACHMENTS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS REPORTS OF OFFICIALS 15. Staff Recommendation for Council Direction on a Three Month Study Regarding a Single-Use Plastic Bag Reduction Program Incorporating the Increased Use of Reusable Bags CMR:202:08 ATTACHMENTS ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS 16. Adoption of an Ordinance to Promote the Use of Recycled Water CMR:203:08 ATTACHMENTS 04/28/08 4 COUNCIL MATTERS 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. 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.