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Home My WebLink About2008-06-09 City Council Agendas 1 06/09/08 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 June 09, 2008 6:00 PM ROLL CALL 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. 1. Public Employment Title: City Manager Authority: Government Code section 54957(b) 8:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter 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. SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 2. Appointment of Four Candidates to the Public Art Commission for Three Year Terms Ending April 30, 2011 Attachment 3. Appointment of Two Candidates to the Human Relations Commission Three Year Terms for Ending March 31, 2011 Attachment APPROVAL OF MINUTES PUBLIC HEARINGS ON BUDGET ADOPTION 06/09/08 2 4. Public Hearing: Consider Changes to the 2008-09 Water and Refuse Rates 5. Public Hearing: Consider Changes to the 2008-09 Electric and Gas Rates, the Electric, Water, Gas and Wastewater Connection Fees and the Water and Wastewater Capacity Fees. 6. Public Hearing: (CMR:269:08) Adoption of the 2008-09 Budget, and Approval of a Budget Adoption Ordinance, including 1) Exhibit A - The City Manager’s 2008-09 Proposed Budget; 2) Exhibit B - All changes detailed in the Amendments to the City Manager’s 2008-09 Proposed Budget; 3) Exhibit C – Proposed 2008-09 Municipal Fee Schedule; 4) Exhibit D - Revised Pages to the 2008-09 Table of Organization; 5) Exhibit E - Amendments to the 2008-09 Proposed Municipal Fee Schedule CMR 269:08 Attachment Ordinance Adopting the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2008-09 a. The Finance Committee Recommends that the City Council Adopt Sections of the 2008-09 Budget, Pertaining to the CIP for the Emergency Water Supply Project and the Ordinance Portions Related Thereto. b. The Finance Committee Recommends that the City Council Adopt the 2008-09 Budget, Pertaining to the Police and Fire Department Budgets as Modified and the Portions of the CIP Relating to Stanford and the Ordinance Portions Related Thereto. c. The Finance Committee Recommends that the City Council Adopt Sections of the Community Services and Planning and Community Environment Department 2008-09 Budgets as Modified, Pertaining to Nonprofit Entities, Including Community Services Block Grant (CDBG) and Human Services Resource Allocation Process (HSRAP) and the Ordinance Portions Related Thereto. d. The Finance Committee Recommends that the City Council Approve One-Time Funding from the 2008-09 City Council Contingency as Follows: $30,000 for Earth Month; $15,000 for Community Environmental Action Partnership; $30,000 for the Palo Alto Airport Expert; and the Ordinance Portions Related Thereto. e. The Finance Committee Recommends the City Council Adopt the Remaining Items in the 2008-09 Budget as Modified and the Ordinance Portions and Resolutions Related Thereto. 06/09/08 3 f. The Finance Committee Recommends the City Council Adopt the Following Resolutions: (i) Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adopting an Electric Rate Increase and Amending Utility Rate Schedules E-1, E-1-G, E-2, E-2-G, E-4, E-4-G, E-4-TOU, E-7, E-7-G, E-7-TOU, E-14, E-16, E-18, and E-18-G (ii) Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adopting a Water Rate Increase and Amending Utility Rate Schedules W-1, W-2, W-4, and W-7 (iii) Resolution of the Council of the City Of Palo Alto Adopting a Natural Gas Rate Increase and Amending Utility Rate Schedules G-1, G-2, G-6 And G-10 (iv) Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adopting a Refuse Rate Increase and Amending Utility Rate Schedules R-1, R-2, and R-3 (v) Resolution Amending Utility Rate Schedule D-1 (Storm and Surface Water Drainage) To Increase Storm Drain Rates By 3.8% Per Month Per Equivalent Residential Unit (vi) Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Utility Rate Schedules E-15, G-5, W-5, and S-5 of the City of Palo Alto Utilities Rates and Charges Pertaining to Service Connection Fees (vii) Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Compensation Plan for Management and Professional Personnel and Council Appointees Adopted by Resolution No. 8748 to Change the Title and Compensation of One Classification (viii) Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Compensation Plan for Classified Personnel (SEIU) Adopted by Resolution No. 8658 to Add One Classification 06/09/08 4 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 7. Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for the Fiscal Year 2008-2009 to Amend the Table of Organization to Add One (1.0 FTE) Assistant Director Public Works Position and Eliminate One (1.0 FTE) Deputy Director, Public Works Operations Position CMR 271:08 Attachment 8. Adoption of a Resolution Determining the Calculation of the Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2008-09 CMR 240:08 Attachment 9. Annual Adoption of the City’s Investment Policy CMR 265:08 Attachment 10. Appointment of Steve Emslie as City Manager Pro Tem from June 16 Through June 22 Including the June 16, 2008 City Council Meeting and Appointment of Kelly Morariu as City Manager Pro Tem June 23 and June 24 Including the June 23, 2008 City Council Meeting CMR 276:08 REPORT OF OFFICIALS 11. Approval of Council Appointed Officer (CAO) Evaluation Forms and Review of Evaluation Timeline CMR 280:08 Attachment AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS HEARINGS REQUIRED BY LAW: Applicants and/or appellants may have up to ten minutes at the outset of the public discussion to make their remarks and 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 06/09/08 5 12. Adoption of a Resolution Confirming Engineer’s Report and Assessment Roll California Avenue Parking Project No. 92-13 (for Fiscal Year 2008- 2009) CMR 259:08 Attachment REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTS OF OFFICIALS COUNCIL MATTERS 13. Referral of the Criminal Investigation of the Children’s Theatre to Either the City Auditor or the Police Auditor CMR 277:08 Attachment 14. Colleagues Memo from Vice Mayor Drekmeier, and Council Members Morton and Yeh Regarding Adoption of a Resolution Urging the United States Government to Continue Pressuring the Burmese Junta to Respect the Safety, Human Rights and Freedom of the People of Burma Attachment * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AT THIS POINT IN THE PROCEEDINGS, THE CITY COUNCIL WILL ADJOURN TO A SPECIAL MEETING AS THE PALO ALTO REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY COUNCIL COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 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