HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-02-02 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
FEBRUARY 2, 2015
Regular 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.
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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
Special Orders of the Day 6:00-6:10 PM
1.Community Partner Presentation: West Bay Opera at the Lucie Stern
Community Theatre
Study Session 6:10-7:10 PM
2.Potential List of Topics for Joint Meeting with the City Council and
Library Advisory Commission
7:10-7:15 PM
3.Prescreening of a Proposal to Re-zone the Former VTA Park and Ride
Lot at 2755 El Camino Real From Public Facility (PF) to Community
Commercial (CC(2)) with a Concurrent Comprehensive Plan Land Use
REVISED
At-Place Memo
2 February 2, 2015
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Designation Amendment From Major Institution/Special Facilities to
Regional Community Commercial, Allowing Development of a Four
Story Mixed-use Building With Below Grade Parking
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
City Manager Comments 7:15-7:25 PM
Oral Communications 7:25-7:40 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.
Consent Calendar 7:40-7:50 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
4.Approval of Stanford University Medical Center Annual Report and
Compliance with the Development Agreement
5.SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.14
(Smoking and Tobacco Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to
Establish New Smoking Restrictions for Outdoor Commercial Areas,
Outdoor Eating Areas, Public Events, Work Sites and Service
Locations; Include Penalty Escalation for Repeat Offenders; Require
Cigarette Butt Receptacles and Signage Immediately Adjacent and
Within Areas Covered by the Ban, Including Designated Smoking Areas
(First Reading: December 15, 2014 PASSED: 9-0)
6.Appeal of Director of Planning and Community Environment’s
Individual Review Approval of a New Two-Story Home located at 3864
Corina Way
7.Palo Alto Shuttle and Rideshare Program for the Future (Staff Requests
Item be Continued to the Study Session of March 2, 2015)
8.Adoption of a Resolution Declaring Weeds to be a Public Nuisance and
Setting March 2, 2015 for a Public Hearing for Objections to Proposed
Weed Abatement
9.SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Governing Public Art in
Municipal Projects (First Reading: January 12, 2015, PASSED: 9-0)
10.Approval of Staff Work Plan Developed in Response to the December
15, 2014 City Council Colleagues Memo on Climate Action Plan
3 February 2, 2015
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Implementation Strategies to Reduce Use of Natural Gas and Gasoline
through Fuel Switching to Carbon Free Electricity
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
7:50-9:50 PM
11.Council Update Regarding City’s Technology and the Connected City
Initiative, Including the Status of the City’s Participation in the Google
Fiber City Checklist Process; and Approval of and Authorization for the
City Manager to Execute Two Professional Services Contracts with
Columbia Telecommunications dba CTC Technology & Energy for
Consulting Services for (1) a Fiber-to-the-Premise Master Plan in an
Amount Not-to-Exceed $144,944 and (2) a Complementary Wireless
Network Plan in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $131,650; and Adoption of
a Related Budget Amendment Ordinance in the Fiber Optics Fund in
the Amount of $276,594
9:50-10:10 PM
12.Adoption of a Resolution Scheduling the City Council Vacation and
Winter Closure for 2015
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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4 February 2, 2015
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Additional Information
Standing Committee Meetings
Finance Committee Meeting Tuesday, February 3, 2015 7:00 PM
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Informational Report
Downtown Development Cap Study: Summary of Phase 1 Data Analysis
City of Palo Alto Investment Activity Report for the Second Quarter, Fiscal
Year 2015
Public Letters to Council
Public Letters to Council