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Home My WebLink About2004-09-27 City Council Agendas COUNCIL 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 Conference Room September 27, 2004, 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL STUDY SESSION 1. Affordable Housing (Alma Substation – Below Market Rate (BMR) Program Study Update) ADJOURNMENT * * * * * * * * * * Regular Meeting Council Chambers September 27, 2004, 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL 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 SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY APPROVAL OF MINUTES CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. LEGISLATIVE 1. Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2004-05 to Provide an Additional Appropriation of $206,150 for Anticipated Increased Contract Costs for Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) on the Stanford/Mayfield Development Agreement and Associated Legal Services (Continued from 9/20/04) 09/27/04 2 2. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment Ordinance for Outside Legal Counsel Services and for Authorization to Amend Existing Contract with the Strombotne Law Firm Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2004-05 to Provide an Additional Appropriation of $150,000 for Legal Contract Assistance ADMINISTRATIVE 3. (CMR:401:04) Palo Alto Shuttle-Approval of Contract Extension No. 9 and Increase in the Expenditure Limit of the Rail Shuttle Bus Service Administration Agreement with the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board 4. Amendment No. Four to Employment Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and Lance Bayer 5. (CMR:404:04) Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Housing Corporation (PAHC) and PAHC Apartments, Inc. in the Amount of $113,672 for Funds Allocated During Fiscal-Year 2003/04 Under the Community Development Block Grant Program (Second Agreement) UNFINISHED BUSINESS 6. (CMR:422:04) Public Hearing - The City of Palo Alto will Consider a Request by Court House Plaza Company for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Light Industrial to Mixed Use, and a Rezone from the Existing GM(B) District to a Planned Community to Allow the Construction of a Four Story Building to Include 45,115 Square Feet for Research and Development Space and 2000 Square Feet of Retail on the Ground Floor and 211,167 Square Feet for Three Level Residential Apartments Totaling 177 Units, Plus a Subterranean Parking Garage and Related Site Improvements Including the Proposed Vacation and Landscaping of the Adjacent Section of Page Mill Road (195 Page Mill Road and 2825, 2865, 2873, 2891, and 2901 Park Boulevard). Environmental Assessment: Staff will Develop the Initial Study and Subsequent Environmental Documents in Compliance with CEQA Regulations. (Continued from 9/20/04) PUBLIC HEARING 7. (CMR:428:04) Public Hearing: The Palo Alto City Council will Discuss Possible Changes to Homer Avenue and High Street to Accommodate Eastbound Bicycle Egress from the New Undercrossing of the Caltrain 09/27/04 3 Tracks at Alma Street and Homer Avenue. Alternatives Include (1) Conversion of Homer Between Alma and High, and High Between Forest and Channing, from One-Way to Two-Way Travel; (2) Installation of Contraflow Bike Lane on Homer Between Alma and High, and Conversion of High Between Forest and Channing from One-Way to Two-Way Travel; and (3) Retain Existing Lane Configuration on Homer and High, and Accommodate Bicyclists on Alma Through Manipulation of Traffic Signal Timing. Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Establishing an Eastbound Bike Lane on Homer Between Alma Street and High Street, Establishing a no Parking Zone on Homer Avenue Between Alma Street and High Street, and Converting High Street to a Two-Way Street Between Forest Avenue and Channing Avenue to Facilitate Bicycle Travel from the Homer Avenue Undercrossing to the Downtown and South of Forest Areas REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTS OF OFFICIALS 8. City Auditor’s FY 2004-05 Work Plan COUNCIL MATTERS 9. Colleagues Memo from Mayor Beecham and Council Member Kishimoto regarding a request to staff to forward letter to the Valley Transportation Authority Regarding Long-Term Capital Investment Program 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. 10. Conference with City Attorney -- Existing Litigation Subject: In re Enron Corp., Debtor, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York; Case No.: 01-16034(AJG) 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)