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City Council
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Monday, September 14, 2020
Special Meeting
5:00 PM
****BY VIRTUAL TELECONFERENCE ONLY***
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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 meeting will be
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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
public.
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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 one Candidate to the Human Relations Commission for
a Partial Term Ending May 31, 2021 and two Candidates to the Public
Art Commission for Three-year Terms Ending May 31, 2023
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
Oral Communications 5:30-6:00 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 6:00-6:05 PM
2. Approval of Action Minutes for the August 17 and 24, 2020 City
Council Meetings
2 September 14, 2020
Consent Calendar 6:05-6:10 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
3.Approval of Contract Number C21178263 With McGuire Pacific
Constructors, Not-to-Exceed $130,000, for On-call Residential
Preferential Parking Program (RPP) Signs and Installation
4.Approval of an Extension of the Pilot Phase of the Old Palo Alto
Residential Preferential Parking Program (RPP) for a Period of Twelve
Months
5.QUASI-JUDICIAL. 4175 Page Mill Road [20PLN-00040]: Request for
Site and Design Review to Allow Replacement of Vault Restroom
In-situ With Prefabricated CXT Vault Restroom, Installation of
American Disabilities Act (ADA) Parking Stalls, Construction of an ADA
Path of Travel, and Minor Grading of an Existing Gravel Parking lot.
Environmental Assessment: Exempt. Zoning District: Open Space (OS)
6.Adoption of Revised Salary Schedules for Various City Employee
Groups Including Service Employees International Union (SEIU), SEIU-
hourly and Limited-hourly Employees; Revision to the Management
and Professional Employees’ Compensation Plan
7.Approval of Three Items Related to the Junior Museum and Zoo (JMZ):
1) Acceptance of a $250,000 Federal Grant for a California Dinosaur
Garden Exhibition; 2) Approval of a Budget Amendment in the Capital
Improvement Fund by a Two-thirds Vote; and 3) Approval of an
Extension Until 2022 of the Agreement With the Friends of the Palo
Alto Junior Museum and Zoo for Mutual Cooperation and Support to
Facilitate the Friends’ Financial and Administrative Support of the JMZ
City Manager Comments 6:10-6:20 PM
State/Federal Legislation Update/Action 6:20-7:15 PM
8.Study Session With the City's State Legislative Advocate Regarding
Bills From the 2020 Legislative Session
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
7:15-815 PM
9.PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Interim Ordinance Amending Title 18
(Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Temporarily Allow 24-hour
Safe Parking on City-owned Sites in the Public Facilities (PF) Zoning
MEMO
Q & A
Presentation
Public Comment
Public
Comment
3 September 14, 2020
District; and Approval of a Three-year Lease With the County of Santa
Clara (Tenant) at 2000 Geng Road for Safe Parking
8:15-9:15 PM
10.Verbal Update and Possible Direction to Staff on COVID-19 Related to
Business Recovery Efforts
9:15-10:30 PM
11.Review and Selection of Select State and Local Measures on the
November 2020 Ballot for Possible Support or Oppose Positions
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Adjournment
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Presentatioin
Public Comment
Public
Comment
4 September 14, 2020
Additional Information
Informational Report
City of Palo Alto's Energy Risk Management Report for the First Half of Fiscal
Year 2020
City of Palo Alto Sales Tax Digest Summary for the First (Calendar) Quarter
of 2020 (January - March 2020)
Informational Report Regarding Race and Equity Data Transmitted to the
City Council Ad Hoc Committees
Standing Committee Meetings
Finance Committee Meeting September 15, 2020
September 16, 2020 -Closed Session Sp. City Council Meeting
Sp. City School Liaison Committee Meeting September 17, 2020
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Public Letters to Council
September 7, 2020 Set 1
September 14, 2020 Set 2
5 September 14, 2020
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