HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-01-19 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
January 19, 2016
Special Meeting
Council Chambers
5:00 PM
Agenda posted according to PAMC Section 2.04.070. Supporting materials are available in the
Council Chambers on the Thursday preceding the meeting.
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PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the public may speak to agendized items; up to three minutes per speaker, to be determined by the presiding officer. If you wish to address the Council on any issue that is on this agenda, please complete a speaker
request card located on the table at the entrance to the Council Chambers, and deliver it to the City Clerk prior to discussion of the item. You are not required to give your name on the speaker card in order to speak to the Council, but it is very helpful.
TIME ESTIMATES Time estimates are provided as part of the Council's effort to manage its time at Council meetings. Listed times are estimates only and are subject to change at any time, including while the meeting is in progress. The Council reserves the right to use more or less time on any item, to change the order of items and/or to continue items to another meeting. Particular items may be heard before or after the time estimated on the agenda. This may occur in order to best manage the time at a meeting or to adapt to the participation of the public. To ensure participation in a particular item, we suggest arriving at the beginning of the meeting and remaining until the item
is called. 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.
Call to Order
Closed Session 5:00-6:00 PM
Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his Designees
Pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Molly
Stump, Suzanne Mason, Dania Torres Wong, Alison Hauk)
Employee Organizations: Palo Alto Police Officers Association (PAPOA);
Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association (PAPMA); Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’
Association (FCA); International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF),
Local 1319; Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521;
Management, Professional and Confidential Employees; Utilities
Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA)
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
2 January 19, 2016
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Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
City Manager Comments 6:00-6:10 PM
Oral Communications 6:10-6:25 PM
Members of the public may speak to any item NOT on the agenda. Council reserves the right to limit the duration of Oral Communications period to 30 minutes.
Minutes Approval 6:25-6:30 PM
2.Approval of Action Minutes for the January 4, 2016 Council Meeting
Consent Calendar 6:30-6:35 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
3.Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter4.60 (Business Registration Program) to Exempt Very Small
Businesses, Very Small Non-Profits, and Religious Organizations With
no Ancillary Business on Site From the Business Registration Program,
and Review of Policy and Services Committee Recommended Updates
to Enforcement Approach and Questionnaire
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 6:35-7:15 PM
4.Approval of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Sale of 2,500 Square
Feet of Transferrable Development Rights for the Sea Scout Building
(Without Parking Exemption) and Direction to Amend the Lease
Between the City and the Environmental Volunteers to Reflect Updated
Obligations Regarding Restroom Construction
7:15-7:45 PM
5.Adoption of an Emergency Ordinance Amending Chapters 12.32
(Water Use Regulations) and 16.14 (California Green Building Standards Code) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Adding a New
Chapter 16.13 (Water Efficient Landscaping) to Adopt a Local Water
Efficient Landscape Ordinance Pursuant to AB 1881 and the Governor’s
Executive Order B-29-15
7:45-10:30 PM
6.Joint Session With the Citizens Advisory Committee for the
Comprehensive Plan Update: Introduction to the Comprehensive Plan
Update Draft Environmental Impact Report & Review of Next Steps in
the Planning Process
Additional
Information
Additional
Information
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Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Adjournment
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA)
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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Additional Information
Standing Committee Meetings
Finance Committee Meeting Cancellation January 19, 2016
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Public Letters to Council
Set 1
Sustainablility and Climate Change Summit January 24, 2016