HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-01-20 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 20, 2015
Special Meeting
Council Chambers
6:00 PM
Agenda posted according to PAMC Section 2.04.070. Supporting materials are available in the
Council Chambers on the Thursday preceding the meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT
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HEARINGS REQUIRED BY LAW
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make their remarks and up to three minutes for concluding remarks after other members of the public
have spoken.
Call to Order
Study Session 6:00-7:00 PM
1. Palo Alto Bicycle Boulevard Program Summary
Special Orders of the Day 7:00-7:10 PM
2. Recognition of Mitchell Park Library and Community Center Grand
Opening Volunteers
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
City Manager Comments 7:10-7:20 PM
Oral Communications 7:20-7:35 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.
1 January 20, 2015
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Consent Calendar 7:35-7:40 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
3. Adoption of a Resolution to Authorize the City Manager or his Designee
to Purchase Greenhouse Gas Allowances to Satisfy the City's Cap-and-
Trade Compliance Obligations for the Gas Utility in an Amount Not to
Exceed $4,000,000 per Year and for the Electric Utility in an Amount
Not to Exceed $250,000 per Year
4. Approval of Utilizing CALNET3 State Contract for Telecommunications
in the Amount of $400,000 Annually for a 3.5 Year Term from January
1, 2015 to June 30, 2018
5. Approval of a Contract with C.F. Archibald Paving Inc. in The Amount
of $2,220,134 for the FY 2015 Asphalt Paving Project, the 2nd of 4
Contracts in the FY 2015 Street Maintenance Program Project (CIP PE-
86070)
6. Approval of a Contract Amendment to Sierra Infosys Inc. (C10135998)
in the Amount of $120,000 for the Support and Maintenance of SAP
Industry-Specific Solution for Human Resources Modules, Business
Mapping and Reporting.
7. SECOND READING: Adoption of Park Improvement Ordinance for
Bowden Park (First Reading: December 15, 2014, PASSED: 9-0)
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
7:40-8:45 PM
8. Approval of Concept Plan Line and Implementation Plan for the Maybell
Avenue Bicycle Boulevard and Churchill Avenue Enhanced Bikeway
Projects
8:45-9:15 PM
9. Adoption of Procedure to Vote Before Holding Closed Sessions
9:15-9:45 PM
10. Policy and Services Recommendation to Adopt an Ordinance Increasing
Council Salary From $600/Month to $1,000/Month, Effective January
1, 2017
2 January 20, 2015
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Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Adjournment
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3 January 20, 2015
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Additional Information
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Informational Report
Recommendation from Policy and Services Committee Regarding 2015
City Council Priority Setting and Annual Retreat
Annual Review of the City Council Procedures and Protocols
City of Palo Alto's Energy Risk Management Report for the Fourth
Quarter, Fiscal Year 2014
Public Letters to Council
Set 1
4 January 20, 2015
MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTER
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CLERK’S OFFICE AT PALO ALTO CITY HALL, 250 HAMILTON AVE. DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.