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Home My WebLink About2008-12-15 City Council Agendas 1 12/15/08 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 December 15, 2008 6:00 PM ROLL CALL STUDY SESSION COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM 1. Annual Joint Meeting with the Architectural Review Board Discussing Palo Alto Architectural Issues Attachment 7:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 2. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to William Fellman Upon His Retirement 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. MINUTES 12/15/08 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. November 03, 2008 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 3. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Weeds to be a Nuisance and Setting January 12, 2009 for a Public Hearing for Objections to Proposed Weed Abatement CMR 457:08 4. Approval of Amendment to Contract No. TC08125124 for Municipal Services Center (MSC) Warehouse Stock Items with HD Supply Utilities, LTD. From the Current Maximum of $250,000 to a Not-to- Exceed Amount of $475,000 for the Acquisition of Electrical Utility Parts on an As-Needed-Basis CMR 468:08 5. Approval of an Amendment to Participating Agency Agreement with County of Santa Clara to Add Provisions for Administration of the Underground Storage Tank (UST) Program, Aboveground Storage Tank (AST) Program and Single Fee System CMR 461:08 6. Approval of Amendment No. One to Contract No. C08126592 with the Palo Alto Art Center Foundation in the Amount of $78,580 for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $368,580 for the Planning and Design Phase for the Renovation and Capital Improvements to the Palo Alto Art Center, Capital Improvement Program Project PF-07000 CMR 465:08 Attachment 12/15/08 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. 7. Finance Committee Recommendation to Approve City Auditor’s Fiscal Year 2008-09 Work Plan Attachment 8. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Results of the Consolidated Special Municipal Election Held on November 04, 2008 Attachment 9. Approval of a Contract with Life Insurance Company of North America for Underwriting of the City of Palo Alto’s Group Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) Plans for Up to Three Years in an Amount of $707,545 Per Year for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $2,122,635 CMR 476:08 Attachment 10. Approval of a Contract with Delta Dental for Claims Administration Services for the City of Palo Alto’s Self-funded Dental Plan for Up to Three Years in a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $291,412 CMR 477:08 Attachment 11. Adoption of a Resolution Expressing Appreciation to Tony Choy Upon His Retirement Attachment 12. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Employment Agreement with Former Director of Administrative Services Carl Yeats to Increase Interest Rate and Extend Due Date of Residential Loan 12/15/08 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. CMR 475:08 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 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. REPORTS OF OFFICIALS 13. Discussion of Police Department Action Plan for Outreach to Diverse Communities CMR 474:08 14. Review of Composting Feasibility Study and Direction Regarding Continued Composting Operations in Palo Alto CMR 470:08 Attachment COUNCIL MATTERS 15. Colleague’s Memo from Council Member’s Barton, Espinosa and Kishimoto Requesting Report on High Speed Rail Station in Palo Alto Attachment COUNCIL COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 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.