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Home My WebLink About2003-05-19 City Council AgendasCLICK ON AGENDA ITEM CMR NO. TO LINK TO REPORT (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 05/19/03 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 19, 2003 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ROLL CALL STUDY SESSION 1. Discussion of the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority Request to the United States Army Corps of Engineers for an Investigation of a Continuing Program (CAP) Section 205 Project ADJOURNMENT * * * * * Regular Meeting Council Chambers May 19, 2003 8:00 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 APPROVAL OF MINUTES March 17, 2003 March 31, 2003 CONSENT CALENDAR Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by a Council Member. LEGISLATIVE 1. CMR:236:03 Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Ordinance Authorizing Receipt and Expenditure in the Amount of $14,000 from the Friends of the Palo Alto Public Library and $54,482 from the Public Library Fund 05/19/03 2 Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Budget for the Fiscal Year 2002-03 Authorizing Receipt and Expenditure in the Amount of $14,000 from the Friends of the Palo Alto Public Library and $54,482 from the Public Library Fund 2. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to File an Application for Fiscal Year 2003-04 Transportation Development Act Funds for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects Resolution 0f the Council of the City of Palo Alto to Request the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Allocation of Fiscal Year 2003/2004 Transportation Development Act, Article 3 Pedestrian/Bicycle Project Funding 2A. CMR:282:03 Resolution Approving Prohibition of Parking Between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on all days on Encina Avenue, Wells Avenue and the 100 Block of Page Mill Road Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Approving and Adopting a New No Parking Zone Between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on Encina Avenue, Wells Avenue and the 100 Block of Page Mill Road ADMINISTRATIVE 3. Contract Between the City of Palo Alto and McCain Traffic Supply, Inc. in the Amount of $1,384,230 for Implementation of an Advanced Transportation Management System (Item to be continued at the request of staff) 4. CMR:227:03 Contract Between the City of Palo Alto and MetLife in the Amount of $700,000 for the City of Palo Alto's Group Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long Term Insurance Disability (LTD) Plans 5. CMR:278:03 Recommendation from the Historic Resources Board at the request of the owner, 425 Tasso Investors, LLC, to designate a residential building to the City of Palo Alto's Historic Inventory in Category 2 pursuant to Municipal Code Chapter 16.49 (Historic Preservation Ordinance 6. CMR:280:03 Rejection of Proposals Received on October 22, 2002 for Professional Park Design Services for South of Forest Avenue (SOFA) Park 7. Request for Authorization to Increase Amount of Existing Contracts with the Law Firms of Liebert, Cassidy & Whitmore; Ruby & Schofield; 05/19/03 3 Sidley & Austin; McCarthy & Berlin; Flynn Resources; Silicon Valley Law Group; Duncan Weinberg, Genzer & Pembroke and Davis, Wright & Tremaine and to Enter into a Contract with the Law Firm of Moses & Singer 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 8. CMR:265:03 Approval of Installation of a Traffic Signal and Left Turn Pockets at the Intersection of Middlefield Road and Bryson Avenue (Item continued from May 12, 2003) 9. CMR:249:03 Contracts Between the City of Palo Alto and Urbsworks, Inc. and Van Meter Williams Pollack in the Amount of $129,925 for Phase 2 of Urban Design Services for Zoning Ordinance Update (Item continued from May 12, 2003) 10. CMR:261:03 Amendment No. 1 Between the City of Palo Alto and Curtis Williams Extending the Term of the Agreement to June 2004 and Increasing Total Compensation over the Two Year Term to $120,000 for Services Relating to the Zoning Ordinance Update (Item continued from May 12, 2003) REPORTS OF COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS 11. CMR:281:03 From Planning and Transportation Commission - Bicycle Transportation Plan 12. CMR:204:03 Adoption of a Resolution Appointing a Council Member to the Board of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Appointing a Council Member as a Voting Member of the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency PUBLIC HEARINGS 05/19/03 4 13. CMR:274:03 Public Hearing: The City Council will consider an application by Bellomo Architects on behalf of the City of Palo Alto (property owner), County of Santa Clara (leaseholder) and Dr. Jim Brandt (fixed-base operator) for Site and Design Review and a Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of a 1,643 square foot building, adjacent to an existing airport building located at 1903 Embarcadero Road ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS REPORTS OF OFFICIALS COUNCIL MATTERS 13A. Colleagues Memo from Mayor Mossar and Vice Mayor Beecham to Agendize Discussion on the Trinity River Litigation COUNCIL COMMENTS, QUESTIONS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Members of the public may not speak to the item(s). 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. 14. Conference with City Attorney -- Existing Litigation Subject: Eugenia Weiner v. City of Palo Alto, et al; SCC CV796572 Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(a) 15. Conference with City Attorney -- Existing Litigation Subject: Maria Makela v. City of Palo Alto, et al.; SCC CV812890 Authority: Government Code section 54956.9(a) 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)