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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
December 03, 2007, 5:15 pm
ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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right to limit the duration or Oral Communications.
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.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Agency Designated Representative: John Shannon
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager Frank Benest
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
ADJOURNMENT
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would like information on the City’s compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, may contact
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Regular Meeting
Council Chambers
December 03, 2007, 7:00 pm
ROLL CALL
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
1. Proclamation for Carroll Harrington for Palo Alto Business Goes Green
2. Proclamation to Honor Acterra and Its Climate Reduction Campaign
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3. Announcement Regarding Palo Alto Green Goal Accomplishments
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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right to limit the duration or Oral Communications.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members.
4. 2nd Reading – Adoption of an Ordinance Adding Section 9.04.040
(“Certain Social Gatherings Unlawful”) to Chapter 9.04
(“Alcoholic Beverages”) to Title 9 (“Public Peace Morals and
Safety”) to the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Prohibit Consumption
of Alcohol by Minors at Gatherings of Four or More Persons
5. Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Results of the Consolidated General
and Special Municipal Elections Held on November 6, 2007
REPORT
6. From Finance Committee: Approval of California Employer’s Retiree
Benefit Trust Program (CERBT) Agreement with California Public
Employees’ Retirement System to Prefund Retiree Medical Benefits;
Adoption of a Resolution Regarding Delegation of Authority to Request
Disbursements; Certification of Funding Policy; and Adoption of an
Ordinance Amending the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2007-08 to
Authorize the Transfer of Funds in the Amount of $30,000,000
Currently Set Aside in the Retiree Health Benefits Internal
Service Fund to CalPERS to Establish an Irrevocable Trust for
Retiree Benefits
CMR:438:07 ATTACHMENTS
7. Adoption of a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager on behalf of
the City to Award and Sign Contracts for Solar Renewable Energy
Credits Purchased from City of Palo Alto Commercial and Industrial
Electric Customer Sites, Where the Term of Each Contract Does Not
Exceed Twenty Years and the Amount of Each Contract Does Not
Exceed $600,000
CMR:441:07 ATTACHMENTS
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.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
REPORTS OF OFFICIALS
8. Recommendation to Accept 2005 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
and Climate Protection Plan with Related Goals for Carbon Emissions
Reductions; and to Authorize $100,000 to Refine Cost-Benefit Analysis
of Proposed Reductions and Facilitate Community Participation Plan
CMR:435:07 ATTACHMENTS
9. Adoption of an Amended Green Building Policy for City Facilities
10. Approval of Workplan and Timeline to Respond to Council Colleagues
Memo Regarding Integrated Policy Discussion of Landfill Closure and
Byxbee Park Phase II
CMR:444:07
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
11. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation Regarding a Proposal
for an Environmental Commission
CMR: 426:07 ATTACHMENTS
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
COUNCIL MATTERS
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.
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