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Home My WebLink About2005-06-13 City Council Agendas 06/13/05 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 Conference Room June 13, 2005, 6:15 p.m. ROLL CALL SPECIAL MEETING 1. Interview of Candidates for the Utility Advisory Commission (UAC) ADJOURNMENT * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This meeting will include Council Member Hillary Freeman teleconferencing from 7100 Four Seasons Point, Carlsbad, California, which is publicly accessible for this purpose. This agenda shall be posted in that location. Regular Meeting Council Chambers June 13, 2005, 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 APPROVAL OF MINUTES CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by a Council Member. LEGISLATIVE 1. Resolution Calling for a General Municipal Election of Council Members, Requesting the Services of the Registrar of Voters and Requesting the Consolidation of Said Election 2. (CMR:275:05) Resolution Authorizing City Manager to Cast Ballots on Behalf of the City in Favor of a Proposed Increase in a Santa Clara County Vector Control District Assessment on City-Owned Property 06/13/05 2 3. (CMR:272:05) 2nd Reading: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Updating the Low-Density Residential District Regulations of Title 18 [Zoning] of the Palo Alto Municipal Code by Repealing Chapters 18.10 [Re Residential Estate District Regulations, 18.17 [R-2 Two Family Residence District Regulations, 18.19 [RMD Two Unit Multiple-Family Residence District, and 18.30 Neighborhood Preservation Combining District (NP) Regulations] in Their Entirety and Enacting a New Chapter 18.10 Low-Density Residential Districts (1st Reading 05/16/05, Passed 7-2, Mossar, Kleinberg no) 4. (CMR:262:05) Resolution Summarily Vacating a Ten-Foot Wide Public Utility Easement at 4161 Donald Drive ADMINISTRATIVE 5. (CMR:220:05) Approval of a Utilities Public Benefit Program Contract with Eagle Systems International, Inc. DBA Synergy Companies in the Amount of $570,000 for Implementation of a Low- Income Residential Energy Assistance Program (REAP) 6. Request for Authorization to Increase Amount of Existing Contract with the Law Firm of Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, LLP 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 HEARING 7. Public Hearing: (CMR:285:05) Resolution Confirming Engineer’s Report and Assessment Roll California Avenue Keystone Lot Parking Project No. 86-01 (For Fiscal Year 2005/2006) Resolution Confirming Engineer’s Report and Assessment Roll California Avenue Parking Project No. 92-13 (For Fiscal Year 2005/2006) 06/13/05 3 REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTS OF OFFICIALS 8. (CMR:271:05) Request to Provide Staff with Policy Direction for a Revised Ordinance Regulating Leaf Blowers and Approval of an Amendment to Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 9.10 Changing the Effective Date of the Prohibition of Gas Powered Leaf Blowers to After December 31, 2005 Ordinance Amending Title 9 (Peace, Morals, and Safety), Chapter 9.10 (Noise), Section 9.10.60 Subsection (F) Paragraph (2) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Defer the Prohibition on Combustion-Powered Leaf Blowers COUNCIL MATTERS 9. Colleagues Memo from Mayor Burch and Council Members Ojakian and Kishimoto re: Proposal to Allow Council Members to Serve One Additional Four-Year Term CLOSED SESSION 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.