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Regular Meeting
Council Chambers
January 21, 2003 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
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY
1. Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Expressing
Appreciation to Anthony Spitaleri Upon His Retirement
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Expressing
Appreciation to Raul Arreola Upon His Retirement
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
November 12, 2002
CONSENT CALENDAR
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by a Council Member.
LEGISLATIVE
2. CMR:123:03 Approval of Amendments to Palo Alto Municipal Code
Chapter 9.10 Regulating Construction Noise and Including Sidewalks in
Public Street Sweeping Section
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending
Chapter 9.10 of Title 9 (Peace, Morals, and Safety) of the Palo
Alto Municipal Code Regulating Noise in Order to Clarify the
Restrictions on Construction, Demolition, or Repair Activities
and the Restrictions on Public Street Cleaning in Business
Districts
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3. CMR:106:03 Approval of Increasing the Allocation of Western
Electric Bill Payments Toward the Funding of Operation and
Maintenance
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Delegating the
Director of Utilities the Authority to Continue to Direct Up to
One Hundred Percent of Western Area Power Administration
Monthly Bills to Meet Obligations Under Western Area Power
Administration Contracts
ADMINISTRATIVE
4. CMR:101:03 Approval of a New Management Agreement for Golf
Professional Services
COUNCIL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS
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discussion to make their remarks and up to three minutes for concluding remarks after other members of the
public have spoken.
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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 COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS
5. CMR:462:02 Policy and Services Committee recommends to the City
Council the following regarding the Athletic Fields Advisory Committee
Report:
The City Council establish and adopt a City policy that sufficient, top
quality, athletic playing fields be provided to fully support the
present and future needs of youth and adult sports organizations in
Palo Alto.
The City Council direct the staff to develop and put in motion a
Phase I action plan to implement near term solutions on the most
aggressive timeline possible, consistent with budgetary and other
considerations, to deal with the immediate playing field problems
already facing sports organizations.
The City Council direct staff to begin the process of developing cost
and other data, timelines, issues, and potential approaches for a
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Phase II program, which would address potential long term playing
field solutions.
The City Council resolves that resolution of the playing fields
problem is a Council priority
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
REPORTS OF OFFICIALS
COUNCIL MATTERS
COUNCIL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s).
CLOSED SESSION
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Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
6. Conference with City Attorney -- Potential/Anticipated Litigation
Subject: Threatened Litigation by Palo Alto Weekly (Public Records
Act)
Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(b)(1) & (b)(3)(C)
Conference with City Attorney -- Potential/Anticipated Litigation
Subject: Threatened Litigation by Palo Alto Weekly (Brown Act)
Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(b)(1) & (b)(3)(C)
7. Conference with City Attorney -- Potential/Anticipated Litigation
Subject: Threatened Litigation by San Jose Mercury News (Public
Records Act)
Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(b)(1) & (b)(3)(C)
Conference with City Attorney -- Potential/Anticipated Litigation
Subject: Threatened Litigation by San Jose Mercury News (Brown Act)
Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(b)(1) & (b)(3)(C)
ADJOURNMENT
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