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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-11-13 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. Monday, November 13, 2017 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 11 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 Special Orders of the Day 5:00-5:30 PM 1. Appointment of two Candidates to the Architectural Review Board and Four Candidates to the Historic Resources Board for Terms Ending December 15, 2020; and two Candidates to the Planning and Transportation Commission for Terms Ending December 15, 2021 2. Special Recognition for Police and Fire Personnel who Responded to the Wildfires in Napa, Sonoma, Lake, and Mendocino Counties in October 2017 3. Meritorious Awards Recognizing the Cardiac Lifesaving Skills of two Individuals at the 2017 Annual Moonlight Run & Walk 4. Proclamation Honoring Pickleball in Palo Alto 2 November 13, 2017 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 5:30-5:40 PM Oral Communications 5:40-5:55 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 5:55-6:00 PM 5.Approval of Action Minutes for the October 30, 2017 Council Meeting Consent Calendar 6:00-6:05 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 6.Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Weeds to be a Public Nuisance and Setting January 22, 2018 for a Public Hearing for Objections to Proposed Weed Abatement 7.SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Repealing Chapter 9.17 (Personal Cultivation of Marijuana) of Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals and Safety) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code; Repealing Ordinance No. 4422; and Amending Chapters 18.04 (Definitions) and 18.42 (Standards for Special Uses) of Title 18 (Zoning) to Prohibit Medical Cannabis Dispensaries and Prohibit Commercial Cannabis Activities, Except for Deliveries. Environmental Assessment: The Ordinance is Exempt in Accordance With Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (FIRST READING: October 30, 2017 PASSED: 9-0) 8.SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Updating the Fiscal Year 2018 Municipal Fee Schedule to Adjust Development Services Department Fees (FIRST READING: October 2, 2017 PASSED: 7-1 Tanaka no, Scharff Absent) 9.Direct Staff to Return to Policy and Services Committee With Amendments to the Municipal Code for the Regulation of Seismic Vulnerable Buildings (Continued From October 16, 2017) Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 6:05-10:00 PM 10.PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of a Resolution Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Comprehensive Plan Update; a Resolution Adopting Findings Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Related to Significant Environmental Q&A MEMO 3 November 13, 2017 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. Impacts, Mitigation Measures and Alternatives; a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and a Resolution Adopting the Updated Comprehensive Plan Dated June 30, 2017 With Desired Corrections and Amendments, Which Comprehensively Updates and Supersedes the City's 1998-2010 Comprehensive Plan, Except for the Housing Element Adopted in November 2014. (This is the Third Public Hearing; the First Hearing was on October 23, 2017, Continued to October 30, 2017 and Further Continued to November 13, 2017.) 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 November 13, 2017 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 Standing Committee Meetings Sp. Policy and Services Committee Meeting November 14, 2017 City/School Committee Meeting November 16, 2017 (THIS AGENDA PACKET WILL BE PRODUCED ON NOVEMBER 9, 2017) Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Informational Report City of Palo Alto Investment Activity Report for the First Quarter, Fiscal Year 2018 Council Roster Public Letters to Council Set 1