HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-08-02 City Council AgendasCOUNCIL MAKES EVERY EFFORT TO COMPLETE ALL AGENDA ITEMS BY 11:30 P.M. PRIOR TO TAKING A BREAK AT
9:30 P.M., COUNCIL WILL REVIEW THE REMAINING AGENDA ITEMS AND DETERMINE IF ANY ITEMS SHOULD BE
POSTPONED TO A FUTURE DATE.
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
August 2, 2004, 6:45 p.m.
ROLL CALL
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
1. Proclamations Welcoming the Albi, France and American Exchange
Students
2. Proclamations Welcoming the Oaxaca, Mexico and American Exchange
Students
ADJOURNMENT
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This meeting will include Council Member Hillary Freeman teleconferencing
from 873 Pine Baugh Street, Rockledge, Florida, which is publicly accessible
for this purpose. This agenda shall be posted in that location.
Regular Meeting
Council Chambers
August 2, 2004, 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION 7:00-7:15 p.m.
1. Conference with Labor Negotiator
Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to the
Merit System Rules and Regulations (Frank Benest, Leslie Loomis)
Employee Organization: Unrepresented Employee Group:
Management Professional Employees
Authority: Government Code section 54957
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 Oral Communications period to 30 minutes
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
June 28, 2004
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members.
LEGISLATIVE
2. 2nd Reading: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Adding Section 2.40.080 to Chapter 2.40 (Municipal Elections)
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code Relating to Limiting the Use of
City Titles in City Ballot Measures (1st Reading 07/12/2004, Passed 8-0,
Kishimoto absent).
3. 2nd Reading: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto
Amending Section 22.08.390 of Chapter 22.08 of Title 2 of the
Palo Alto Municipal Code to Rename the South Of Forest
Coordinated Area Plan Phase I Park as Palo Alto Heritage Park”
(1st Reading 07/12/2004, Passed 8-0, Kishimoto absent).
ADMINISTRATIVE
4. (CMR:361:04)Contract Between the City of Palo Alto and J.J.R.
Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $694,000 for Fiscal Year 2004-05
Sidewalk Replacement Phase 1 – Capital Improvement Program
Project #PO-89003
5. (CMR:363:04) Contract Between the City of Palo Alto and G & G
Builders Inc. in the Amount of $374,794 for Eleanor Pardee and
Hoover Park Safety and Americans with Disabilities Act Improvements
and Irrigation Improvements
6. (CMR:371:04) Recommendation to Approve Fee Waiver for Sign
Replacement and Landscaping of Palo Alto Junior Museum and Zoo
7. (CMR:369:04) Contract between the City of Palo Alto and Keyser
Marston Associates Inc. in the Amount of $137,085 for Analyses to
Support the City of Palo Alto’s Below Market Rate (BMR) Program
8. (CMR:376:04) Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. C3148873
Between the City of Palo Alto and SCS Field Services in the Amount of
$21,054 per Year for Services Associated with New Regulatory
Requirements for Landfill Flare Stack Testing and Title V Monitoring
and Certification Reports
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
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
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
REPORTS OF OFFICIALS
9. (CMR:364:04)The Policy and Services Committee Forwards without
Recommendation the Draft Scope of Services for an Environmental
Impact Report for the Proposed Environmental Services Center
COUNCIL MATTERS
10. Colleagues Memo from Vice Mayor Burch and Council Members Ojakian
and Freeman re Financial Information Regarding Award of Lease at
445 Bryant Street
COUNCIL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
11. Conference with City Attorney -- Existing Litigation
Subject: Service Employees' International Union, Local 715 (Miller)
v. City of Palo Alto, CSMCS Case No. Arb.-03-1899
Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(a)
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) or 650-328-1199 (TDD)