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Home My WebLink About2018-06-11 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, June 11, 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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his Designees Pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Ed Shikada, Michelle Flaherty, Rumi Portillo, Sandra Blanch, Nicholas Raisch, Molly Stump, Terence Howzell, Charles Sakai, Lalo Perez, and Kiely Nose) Employee Organizations: 1) Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA); 2) Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521; 3) Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521, Hourly Unit; 4) Palo Alto Police Officers’ Association (PAPOA); 5) Palo Alto Fire Chiefs’ Association (FCA) and Employee Organization: 6) International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1319; 7) Palo Alto Police Managers’ Association (PAPMA) Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) REVISED 2 June 11, 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. 2.CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY- POTENTIAL LITIGATION Significant Exposure to Litigation (One Potential Case, as Petitioner) – Initiative Measure Palo Alto Accountable and Affordable Health Care Initiative Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) 2A. 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. Minutes Approval 7:25-7:30 PM 3.Approval of Action Minutes for the May 29, 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.Accept the Stanford University Medical Center (SUMC) Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2016-2017 and Find the SUMC Parties in Compliance With the Development Agreement 5.Approval of Amendment Number One for Contract Number S16163447 With Brad Horak Consulting to Provide Public Safety Communications Services, Extending the Period of Performance by Two-years, and Increasing the Total Contract Amount by $40,000 to a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $100,000 6.Approval of Contract Number C18171028A With SCS Field Services for a Not-To-Exceed Amount of $373,362 for Landfill Gas and Leachate Control Systems Monitoring and Reporting Services at the Palo Alto Landfill for a Term of Three Years 7.Approval of a 1.5 Year Contract With the Empowerment Institute for $25,000 for Community Engagement Block Program (Continued From April 2, 2018) 8.PUBLIC HEARING: Approval of a Finding That the California Avenue Parking Garage Project (CIP PE-18000) is "Substantially Complex" Memo Q & A Q & A Q & A 3 June 11, 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. Under Public Contract Code Section 7201 and Direction to Increase the Contractor Retention Amount From Five Percent to Ten Percent Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 7:35-7:45 PM 9.PUBLIC HEARING: to Hear Objections to the Levy of Proposed Assessments on the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District; and Adoption of a Resolution Confirming the Report of the Advisory Board and Levying Assessments for Fiscal Year 2019 on the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District 7:45-8:45 PM 10.PUBLIC HEARING and PROPOSITION 218 HEARING: Staff Recommendation That the City Council Adopt the Following ten Resolutions: Approving the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Electric Financial Plan; Adopting an Electric Rate Increase of 6 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules E-1, E-2, E-2-G, E-4, E-4-G, E-4 TOU, E-7, E-7- G, E-7 TOU, and E-14; Approving the FY 2019 Gas Utility Financial Plan; Adopting a Gas Rate Increase of 4 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules G-1, G-2, G-3, and G10; Approving the FY 2019 Wastewater Collection Utility Financial Plan; Adopting a Wastewater Collection Rate Increase of 11 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules S-1, S-2, S-6, and S-7; Approving the FY 2019 Water Utility Financial Plan; Adopting a Water Rate Increase of 3 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules W-1, W-2, W-3, W-4, and W-7; Amending Utility Rate Schedule D-1 to Increase Storm Drain Rates 2.9 Percent per Month per Equivalent Residential Unit for FY 2019; and Adopting a Dark Fiber Rate Increase of 2.9 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules EDF-1 and EDF-2 8:45-9:45 PM 11.PUBLIC HEARING LEGISLATIVE AND QUASI-JUDICIAL 250 and 350 Sherman Avenue, Public Safety Building Project: Adoption of: 1) a Resolution Certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report and Adopting Findings and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the Project Comprised of a new Public Safety Building at 250 Sherman Avenue and a new Four-story Parking Structure at 350 Sherman Avenue; 2) an Ordinance Amending the Public Facilities (PF) Zone Development Standards in Chapter 18.28 of Title 18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code; and 3) a Record of Land Use Action Approving Architectural Review Application [File 17PLN-00257] for a new Four-story Parking Structure Memo 4 June 11, 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. at 350 Sherman Avenue to Provide 636 Public Parking Spaces Above and Below Grade. Planning and Transportation Commission Review Recommended Modification to PF Zoning Development Standards on January 31, 2018 (Continued From June 4, 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. Accept the City Clerk’s Report Certifying the Sufficiency of the Initiative Petition to Amend the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code to Reduce the Maximum Allowable New Office and R&D Development from 1.7 Million Square Feet to 850,000 Square Feet, Subject to Specified Exemptions; and Adopt a Resolution Placing the Initiative Petition on the November 2018 Ballot, or Adopt the Petition as an Ordinance Without Alteration, or Provide Other Direction to Staff 12. Accept the City Clerk’s Report Certifying the Sufficiency of an Initiative Petition to Limit Health Care Costs that Hospitals and Medical Clinics May Charge; and Adopt a Resolution Placing the Initiative Petition on the November 2018 Ballot, or Adopt the Petition as an Ordinance Without Alteration, or Provide Other Direction to Staff 13. 9:45-10:30 PM 5 June 11, 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 Standing Committee Meetings Sp. City Council Meeting-REVISED June 12, 2018 Policy and Services Committee Meeting Cancellation June 12, 2018 Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Informational Report City of Palo Alto's Energy Risk Management Report for the First Half of Fiscal Year 2018 Council Roster Public Letters to Council Set 1 Set 2 Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Council Rail Committee Meeting June 13, 2018