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Home My WebLink About2018-05-29 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. Tuesday, May 29, 2018 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 5:00-7:00 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 (One Potential Case, as Plaintiff/Defendant) – Issues Relating to the Cable Franchise and Public, Education and Government (PEG) Fee Audit (May 10, 2016) Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d) (2) 2.PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT Title: City Manager Authority: Government Code Section 54957(b) Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions City Manager Comments 7:00-7:10 PM Oral Communications 7:10-7:25 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. REVISED 2 May 29, 2018 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. Minutes Approval 7:25-7:30 PM 3.Approval of Action Minutes for the May 14, 2018 Council Meeting Consent Calendar 7:30-7:35 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 4.Preliminary Approval of the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) 2018-2019 Annual Report; Adoption of a Resolution Declaring an Intention to Levy an Assessment Against Businesses Within the BID for Fiscal Year 2019 and Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing on June 11, at 6:00 PM or Thereafter, in the City Council Chambers 5.Approval of Amendment Number One to Contract Number C17167868 With Artist Mary Lucking to Increase the Contract Amount by $10,000 for the Completion of the Public Art for the Highway 101 Bike and Pedestrian Bridge 6.Approval of Three Contracts: 1) a Five-year Contract With BrightView Landscape Services in the Amount of $5,821,106 for Landscape Maintenance Services; 2) a Five-year Contract With Gachina Landscape Management, in the Amount of $376,842 for Landscape Maintenance Services; and 3) a Five-year Contract With Acterra in the Amount of $298,456 for Habitat Restoration in Foothills Park 7.Adoption of an Updated Salary Schedule and Revised Compensation Plan for Unrepresented Limited Hourly Employees Effective July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2021 8.Approval of a Construction Contract With State Roofing Systems, Inc. in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $775,506 in the Roofing Replacement (PF-00006) Capital Improvement Program Project to Provide Construction Services to Replace the Existing Roofs at Ventura Community Center Units 1, 2, & 3 and Repair the Water Damaged Soffit Areas and Stucco Under all Three Roof Overhangs Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 7:35-9:00 PM 9.Adoption of a Resolution Designating 450 Bryant Street, Known as the Avenidas Building, as a “Sender Site” in the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) Program; Direction to Staff to Issue Requests for Proposals for Avenidas and College Terrace Building TDRs; and Approval of Commitment of Additional $2 Million for Enhancements to the New Junior Museum & Zoo MEMO Q & A Q & A Q & A 3 May 29, 2018 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. 9:00-10:30 PM 10.Connecting Palo Alto Rail Program Status Update and Initial Screening of Ideas for Further Study (Continued From May 14, 2018) State/Federal Legislation Update/Action 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 29, 2018 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 Informational Report Informational Report: Buckeye Creek Hydrology Study and the 7.7 Acre Property in Foothills Park Measure B Grade Separation Funding Allocation Status Report Caltrain Business Plan Status Report Public Letters to Council Set 1 Set 2 Revised Rail Corridor Circulation Study White Paper