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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
March 22, 2004, 6:45 p.m.
ROLL CALL
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
1. Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Expressing
Appreciation to Agent Jim Coffman Upon His Retirement
2. Appointment of Candidates to the Human Relations Commission (HRC)
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
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by a Council Member.
LEGISLATIVE
3. (CMR:187:04) Adoption Of A Resolution Authorizing The City
Manager To Apply For A Grant And Execute An Agreement With The
State Of California For A Per Capita Grant In The Amount Of $266,000
And With The State Of California Land And Water Conservation Fund
Program In The Amount Of $160,000 For Acquisition Of The Peninsula
Open Space Trust Arastradero Gateway Property
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving the
Applicant to Apply for Grant Funds for the Per Capita Grant
Program Under the California Clean Water, Clean Air, Safe
Neighborhood Parks, and Coastal Protection Act of 2002
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving the
Application for Land and Water Conservation Fund Arastradero
Gateway Land Acquisition Project
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ADMINISTRATIVE
4. (CMR:543:03) Approval of an Agreement in the Amount of
$113,672 with Palo Alto Housing Corporation and Palo Alto Housing
Corporation Apartments, Incorporated for Funds Allocated during fiscal
year 2003/04 Under the Community Development Block Grant
Program
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
5. (CMR:178:04) Public Hearing: The City of Palo Alto to establish
Underground Utility District Number 40. The Council shall hear all
protests and receive evidence for and against the action herein
proposed, and when and where the Council shall consider and finally
determine whether the public necessity, health and safety require the
establishment of the District and the removal of poles, overhead wires,
and associated overhead structures, and the underground installation of
wires and facilities for supplying electric, communication and similar or
associated services in the District.
Ordinance of the Council of the City Of Palo Alto Amending
Section 12.16.020 Of Chapter 12.16 of Title 12 of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code by Establishing Underground Utility District No.
40
6. (CMR:180:04) Public Hearing: The City of Palo Alto will consider
the Planning and Transportation Commission recommendation that the
City Council approve permanent implementation of the Modified Mixed
Measures Plan as a replacement for the current Downtown North Traffic
Calming Trial which ended December 2003. The recommended plan
includes five street closures, two traffic circles, one speed table, one
bulb-out, and peak-hour turn restrictions from Middlefield Road and
Alma Street onto Hawthorne Avenue. The Commission also
recommends approval of a mitigated negative declaration with a set of
possible future improvement actions.
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Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adopting a
Mitigated Negative Declaration Pursuant to the California
Environmental Quality Act for and Approving the Permanent
Implementation of the Modified Mixed Measures Traffic Calming
Plan for the Downtown North Neighborhood
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
REPORTS OF OFFICIALS
COUNCIL MATTERS
COUNCIL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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CLOSED SESSION
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Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
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