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Home My WebLink About2016-05-23 City Council Agendas City Council 1 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. May 23, 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 10 days preceding the meeting. 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, Rumi Portillo, Dania Torres Wong, Allyson Hauk) Employee Organizations: Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association (PAPMA); Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association (FCA); and Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA); Management, Professional and Confidential Employees Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a); Special Orders of the Day 6:00-6:10 PM 2. Presentation of the Winners in the Emergency Services/FEMA Art Poster Contest 2 May 23, 2016 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions City Manager Comments 6:10-6:20 PM Oral Communications 6:20-6:35 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. Consent Calendar 6:35-6:40 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 3. Adoption of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo Collections Policy 4. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Repealing and Restating Chapter 16.17 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, California Energy Code, 2016 Edition, and Local Amendments and Related Findings (FIRST READING: May 2, 2016 PASSED: 9-0) Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 6:40-8:15 PM 5. PUBLIC HEARING: Approval of a Site and Design and Architectural Review Application and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project Located at 2515-2585 El Camino Real to Allow a new 39,858 Square Foot, 3-Story Mixed-use Building Including Retail, Office, 13 Residential Condominium Units and one Level of Underground Parking on a 39,638 Square Foot Lot to Replace a 9,694 Square Foot Existing Restaurant (Olive Garden). Approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to Exceed the 5,000 Square Foot Office for the Site by Approximately 4,835 Square Feet. Zoning Districts: CC(2) and CN. The Planning and Transportation Commission Recommended Approval 8:15-9:30 PM 6. Approval of a Contract With Biggs Cardosa Associates, Inc. in the Amount of $1,474,297 to Provide Design and Environmental Assessment Services for the Adobe Creek/Highway 101 Pedestrian Overcrossing, Capital Improvements Program Project PE-11011 9:30-10:30 PM 7. Review and Discussion Regarding the Urban Forest Master Plan Draft Revisions to Goals, Policies, and Programs and Alternate Vision Statement 3 May 23, 2016 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. 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. 4 May 23, 2016 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER DISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. Additional Information Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Public Letters to Council Set 1 SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Week of May 23, 2016 Council Rail Committee Meeting May 25, 2016 City/School Committee Meeting May 26, 2016 Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Public Letters to Council SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 SET 4 SET 5 Finance Committee Meeting May 23, 2016