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Monday, August 24, 2020
Special Meeting
5:00 PM
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Pursuant to the provisions of California Governor’s Executive Order N-29-20,
issued on March 17, 2020, to prevent the spread of Covid-19, this meeting
will be held by virtual teleconference only, with no physical location. The
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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
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Call to Order
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Oral Communications 5:00-5:30 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 5:30-5:35 PM
1.Approval of Action Minutes for the August 10, 2020 City Council
Meeting
REVISED
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Consent Calendar 5:35-5:40 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
2.Approval of Contract Number C21179389 With Teichert Construction in
the Amount of $1,904,325 for the Page Mill Road Safety
Improvements Project (HSIPL-5100(029), Capital Improvement
Program Street Maintenance Project (PE-86070)
3.SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Palo Alto
Municipal Code Chapters 18.52 and 18.54 Adjusting Parking
Requirements to Facilitate EVSE Installation, Compliance With
Accessibility Laws, Parking Substitutions, and Parking Lot Re-striping
and Maintenance. Environmental Assessment: This Project is Exempt
From the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance
With CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, 15302, 15303, and 15061(b)(3)
(FIRST READING: August 10, 2020 PASSED: 7-0)
City Manager Comments
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
5:40-6:30 PM
3A. Staff and Utilities Advisory Commission Recommend the City Council
Adopt a Resolution Amending the City’s Electric Supply Portfolio
Carbon Neutral Plan and Electric Utility Reserves Management
Practices (Continued from August 17, 2020)
6:30-8:30 PM4.Recommendation to Accept the Human Relations Commission Report
on Their Review of 8 Can’t Wait Policies in Relation to Current Palo Alto
Police Department (PAPD) Policies, and Direction to the City Manager
Regarding Revisions to Police Policies
8:30-10:00 PM
5.Update and Potential Direction on City of Palo Alto's Race and Equity
Work
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Adjournment
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Presentation
Presentation
Presentation
Public Comment
Public Comment
Public Comment
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Additional Information
Informational Report
Informational Report Regarding Race and Equity Data Transmitted
to the City Council Ad Hoc Committees
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Public Letters to Council
August 24, 2020 Set 1
August 31, 2020 Set 1
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Public Comment Instructions
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