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Home My WebLink About2005-05-02 City Council Agendas 05/02/05 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 2, 2005, 5:30 p.m. ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to the Merit Rules and Regulations (Frank Benest, Austris Rungis, Russ Carlsen) Employee Organization: Local 715 Service Employees International Union AFL-CIO (SEIU) -- SEIU Hourly Unit Authority: Government Code section 54957.6(a) 2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to the Merit Rules and Regulations (Frank Benest, Austris Rungis, Russ Carlsen) Employee Organization: Local 715 Service Employees International Union AFL-CIO (SEIU) -- Classified Unit Authority: Government Code section 54957.6(a) 3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Agency Negotiator: City Manager and his designees pursuant to the Merit System Rules and Regulations (Frank Benest, Austris Rungis, Russ Carlsen) Employee Organization: Unrepresented Employee Group Management Professional Employees Authority: Government Code section 54957.6(a) ADJOURNMENT 05/02/05 2 Special Meeting Council Chambers May 2, 2005, 6:45 p.m. ROLL CALL SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY 1. Selection of Candidates for the Historic Resources Board (HRB) 2. Appointment of Candidates for the Public Art Commission (PAC) 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 April 4, 2005 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by a Council Member. LEGISLATIVE 3. (CMR:215:05) Resolution Declaring its Intention to Levy an Assessment Against Businesses Within the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 and Setting a Time and Place for Hearing Objections Thereto; and a Resolution Approving the Report of the Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 2005-2006 in Connection with the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District ADMINISTRATIVE 4. (CMR:237:05) Approval of Change Order to Purchase Order with Baker & Taylor in the Amount of $68,000 for Purchase of Library Books and Authorization to Renew Purchase Orders with Baker & Taylor for the Second and Third Years 5. (CMR:224:05) Approval of a Utilities Enterprise Fund Contract with Can-Am Communication, Inc. in the Amount of $402,470 for Installation of the Electric and Street Light Substructure for the Holly Oaks/Ames Avenue/Cork Oak Way and Christine Drive System Rebuild Project 05/02/05 3 COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION 6. From Finance Committee: Recommendation to Approve a Resolution Authorizing the City of Palo Alto to Subscribe to the Central Valley Project Corporation Seasonal Exchange Program 7. (CMR:238:05) From Finance Committee and Policy and Services Committee: Recommendations re Approval of Criteria that Would Identify Which Capital Improvement Projects Require Policy Direction From the City Council Before They are Included in the Adopted Capital Improvement Budget 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. PUBLIC HEARINGS 8. Public Hearing: Proposed Development Agreement Between City of Palo Alto and Stanford University Concerning the Stanford Research Park, the Mayfield Site Community Recreation Fields, and Housing Sites on El Camino Real and California Avenue and Related Zoning and Comprehensive Plan Amendments. (Continued from 04/04/05) 1) a) Resolution Certifying the Adequacy of the City of Palo Alto/Stanford Development Agreement and Ground Lease Project Final Environmental Impact Report, Making Findings Thereon Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, and Adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations. b) Ordinance Approving a Development Agreement Between the Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University and the City of Palo Alto (Stanford/Palo Alto Community Playing Fields and Stanford Research Park Housing and Development); c) Ordinance Amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code by Amending Sections 18.60.050 And 18.63.040 as They Regulate Floor Area Ratios and Site Coverage in the LM, LM-3 and LM-5 Districts, Adding Chapter 18.62 (Alternative Development Standards), and Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Palo Alto 05/02/05 4 (1) to Change the Zoning of 2650, 2700 and 2780 El Camino Real from RM-40 High Density Multiple Family Residential to PF Public Facilities District and (2) Make 9 Parcels (2450, 2470, 2500, 2650, 2700 and 2780 El Camino Real and 505, 1451, 1501 and 1601 California Avenue) Eligible to Use Alternative Development Standards in Order to Implement the Development Agreement Between the City and Stanford University Dated ______________ 2005 and d) A Resolution Amending the Land Use Map of the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan to Change the Designation of a Site at 2650, 2700 and 2780 El Camino Real From "Multiple Family Residential" to "Public Parks" for the Stanford/Palo Alto Community Playing Fields; and (2) The City of Palo Alto and Stanford University are Proposing to Enter into a Development Agreement and Lease of the Former Mayfield School Site Providing for Stanford to Conduct the Following Development Within the Stanford Research Park (SRP): a) A 51-year Lease to the City of 6 Acres, Composed of Three Parcels (Assessor Parcel Numbers: 142-20-053, 142-20- 017, 142-20-088) Located at the Northwest Corner of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road, to be Developed as a Soccer Complex at the Mayfield Site and Construction of the Soccer Complex to Consist of One Youth Field, One Adult Field, a Practice Field, a Snack/Restroom Facility, and Parking for 92 Cars and 36 Bicycles; b) 250 Housing Units on Two Development Sites Currently Occupied by Research and Development/Office (R&D/Office) and Commercial Uses; i. the 1.8-acre El Camino Real Site that Consists of Three Commercially Developed Parcels (Assessor Parcel Numbers 142-20-047, 142-20-014, 142-20- 013) and is Located on the West Side of El Camino Real Between the Mayfield Site and California Avenue; ii. the 16.96-acre California Avenue; Site that Consists of Three Developed Parcels (Assessor Parcel Numbers 142-019-007, 142-019-006, 142-019-017) and is 05/02/05 5 Located Along the South Side of California Avenue Between Dartmouth and Amherst Streets; and c) 300,000 Square Feet (sf) of Replacement R&D/Office/ Commercial Space, that Would be Located Anywhere in the SRP, for the R&D/Office/Commercial Space that Would be Demolished to Accommodate the Housing. 9. Public Hearing: Finance Committee Recommendation re: Proposed Fiscal Year 2005-2007 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funding Allocations and Draft 2005-2010 Consolidated Plan and Draft Action Plan (Staff is requesting that Council, by Motion, continue this item to May 9, 2005) COUNCIL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS 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) or 650-328-1199 (TDD) 24 hours prior to the meeting.