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Home My WebLink About2017-11-27 City Council AgendasCity 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 27, 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 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 CITY ATTORNEY-POTENTIAL LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation Under Section 54956.9(d)(2) (One Potential Case, as Defendant) – Palo Alto-Stanford Fire Protection Agreement Study Session 6:00-7:00 PM 2.Joint Study Session of the City Council and the Utilities Advisory Commission 7:00-8:00 PM 3.285 Hamilton [17PLN-00309]. Applicant Requests a Prescreening Discussion for a Possible Text Amendment That Would Allow Development Exceptions for Rooftop Decks Within the Downtown Area, Including the Subject Property. Environmental Assessment: The Subject Request is not a Project in Accordance With the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Continued From October 30, 2017) 2 November 27, 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 8:00-8:10 PM Oral Communications 8:10-8:25 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 8:25-8:30 PM 4.Approval of Action Minutes for the November 6 and 7, 2017 Council Meetings Consent Calendar 8:30-8:35 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 5.Approval of Change Order Number 1 to Contract Number S17165567 With Monterey Mechanical Co. Adding $300,000 in Compensation for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $550,000 for the On-call Emergency Construction Services Project Funded in Wastewater Treatment Enterprise Fund Capital Improvement Program, Project WQ-04011 at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant 6.Approval of a Purchase Order With Peterson Caterpillar in the Amount of $534,857 for the Purchase of Four 2017 Caterpillar Model 420F2 HRC Backhoe Loaders 7.Approval of a Contract With Strawn Construction, Inc. in the Amount of $5,944,000 for the Fire Station No. 3 Replacement Project; Authorization for the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute Related Change Orders Not-to-Exceed $594,400 in Total Value; Approval of Amendment Number 1 to Contract Number C16163034 With Nova Partners, Inc. to Increase Compensation by $359,264 for Construction Management Services for Fire Station No. 3; and Approval of a Budget Amendment in the Capital Improvement Fund 8.Adoption of a Resolution to Designate an Aleppo Pine at 1231 Parkinson Avenue as Heritage Tree Number 8 9.SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing Speed Limits for Certain Streets Pursuant to the California Vehicle Code and Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 10.56 (Special Speed Zones) to Establish Such Speed Limits, Including Increased Speed Limits of 40 MPH on two Roadway Segments and Reduced Speed Limits of 20 MPH Within School Zones During School Hours When Q&A Q&A Q&A 3 November 27, 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. Children are Present (FIRST READING: November 7, 2017 PASSED: 8-0 DuBois absent) Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 8:35-10:00 PM 10.PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL: Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Overpass and Adobe Creek Reach Trail Project [17PLN-00212]. Adoption of a Resolution Adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration, Including the Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Program; Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance; and Approval of a Record of Land Use Action to Allow Construction of a Multi-use Pedestrian and Bicycle Overpass Structure Over Highway 101 Near San Antonio Road, Construction of the Adobe Creek Bridge and Adobe Creek Reach Trail, and Reconfiguration of the Adjacent Parking lot at 3600 West Bayshore Road. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was Circulated for Public Comment On September 1, 2017 and Ended on October 2, 2017. A Final IS/MND is Available for Review. (This Item was Previously Noticed for the November 13, 2017 Council Meeting) 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. Q&A 4 November 27, 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. Rail Committee Meeting November 29, 2017 Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Public Letters to Council Set 1