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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Agendas (18) 05/03/04 1 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 May 3, 2004 6:00-7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 1. Public Employment Position: City Attorney Authority: Government Code Section 54957 ADJOURNMENT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Special Meeting Council Chambers May 3, 2004, 7:30 p.m. ROLL CALL SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 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 March 29, 2004 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by a Council Member. LEGISLATIVE 1. (CMR:249:04) 2nd Reading - Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Sections 16.52.040 and 16.52.130 of Chapter 16.52 Pertaining to Flood Hazard Regulations (1st reading 04/12/04, Passed 5-3, Cordell, Freeman, Morton, “no,” Kleinberg absent) 05/03/04 2 2. (CMR:237:04) Appointment of the Board of Directors of the Palo Alto Downtown Business and Professional Association (PADBPA) as the Advisory Board for the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District (BID) Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Appointing an Advisory Board and Directing the Preparation of a Report for Fiscal Year 2004-05 in Connection with the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District ADMINISTRATIVE 3. (CMR:242:04) Contract Between the City of Palo Alto and Walschon Fire Protection in the Amount of $67,710 for the Junior Museum Fire Sprinkler Installation – Capital Improvement Program Project PF04011 4. (CMR:241:04) Indemnity Agreement Between the City of Palo Alto and DME Properties 5. (CMR:251:04) Ratification of Mayor’s Appointments to Council Standing Committees and Stanford Liaison and Council/Council Appointed Officers Committees 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 6. Public Hearing: The City Council will consider a request by Peter Baltay of TOPOS Architects, on behalf of Jeff and Mary Thomas, for a Site and Design application for the construction of a new 5,008 square-foot, two- story single-family residence on a 10-acre parcel (435,000 square feet) within the Open Space zoning district of which the total impervious surface area would be 11,350 square feet including a 6,851 square-foot asphalt driveway located at 3849 Page Mill Road. Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration is requested in accordance with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (Item continued from April 19, 2004) *This item is quasi-judicial and subject to Council's Disclosure Policy PUBLIC HEARINGS 05/03/04 3 7. (CMR:243:04) Public Hearing: The City Council will consider an application by Sunrise Development Inc. on behalf of Morris Page Mill, LLC for a Zone Change request for 2701 El Camino Real from Neighborhood Commercial (CN) and High Density Multiple-Family Residence District (RM-40) to a Planned Community District for the construction of a four-story 63,500-square-foot senior assisted living facility with 81 units, one level of underground parking (44 spaces) and associated site improvements. Environmental Assessment: A Mitigated Negative Declaration has been prepared for this project Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (The Zoning Map) to Change the Classification of Property Known as 2701 El Camino Real From CN and RM-40 to PC Planned Community 8. (CMR:239:04) Public Hearing: The City Council will consider adoption of the 2004/2005 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding allocations (one year Action Plan) The Finance Committee recommends to the City Council regarding the Proposed Fiscal Year 2004-05 CDBG Funding Allocations and Draft Action Plan approval of the following: 1. Allocate CDBG funding as recommended by staff and the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) in the final 2004/05 Action Plan update to the Consolidated Plan for the period 2000 to 2005. 2. Commit CDBG funds to repay the General Fund for a portion of the CDBG-eligible site acquisition costs in connection with a new affordable housing project if a site can be identified and acquired in 2004-2005. 3. Authorize staff to submit the 2004/05 Action Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by the May 15, 2004 deadline. 4. Authorize the City Manager, on behalf of the City, to execute the 2004/05 application and Action Plan for CDBG funds and any other necessary documents concerning the application, and to otherwise bind the City with respect to the application and commitment of funds. Further, the addition of a $30,000 grant to Economic and Social Opportunities (ESO) be reviewed mid-fiscal year and, if the funds are proven to have been usefully spent, an additional $30,000 could be 05/03/04 4 spent in the balance of the year. The Council would consider funding at a higher level for the second half of the year. Funding would come from the Housing Fund. Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving the Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTS OF OFFICIALS COUNCIL MATTERS CLOSED SESSION This item may occur during the recess or after the Regular Meeting. 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