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Home My WebLink About2015-03-23 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL MARCH 23, 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. 1 March 23, 2015 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. 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 Applications 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 Special Orders of the Day 6:00-6:10 PM 1. Presentation to Development Services Department Regarding Recognition of Achievement by the International Standards Organization (ISO) for its Administering of the Building Codes Attaining the Highest Standards for Structural Safety Study Session 6:10-7:10 PM 2. Update on the Santa Clara Valley Water District’s Collection of All of its State Water Project Costs via Property Taxes Instead of Water Rates 2 March 23, 2015 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. 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. Minutes Approval 7:35-7:40 PM January 26, 2015 January 31, 2015 February 2, 2015 Consent Calendar 7:40-7:45 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 3. Approval of Two 3-Year Contracts for a Computer and Data Center Data Storage or 'Cloud Backup' Solution Totaling $618,991: 1) Exucom Contract Number C15156183 in the Amount of up to $327,121 for Data Center Backup; 2) Code42 Contract Number C151566312 in the Amount of $291,870 for Computer and Laptop Backup 4. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing Public Works Department to Submit a Function Classification Request to Caltrans to Expand the Number of Streets Eligible for Resurfacing Work Using Federal or State Grant Funding 5. Approval of Amendment Number Seven to the City’s Lease Agreement with McCandless Limited, LLC., For Office Space at 1005 and 1007 Elwell Court, Palo Alto 6. Approval of Amendment Number One to Contract C14153010 with Arnold Mammarella Architecture and Consulting to Increase the Contract by $400,000 for an Amount Not to Exceed $784,999 for On- Call Planning Services Needed to Support Implementation of the City's Individual Review Program 7. Request for Procedural Change - Present the Results of the Animal Services Audit to the Finance Committee Rather Than to the Policy and Services Committee 3 March 23, 2015 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. 8. Approval of a Wastewater Enterprise Fund Contract with Precision Engineering, Inc. In the Amount of $7,405,730 for Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation Projects 24, 25, and 26 in Univer sity South, Professorville and Old Palo Alto Neighborhoods Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 7:45-9:15 PM 9. Discussion and Direction to Staff Regarding Establishment of an Office/R&D Annual Growth Limit (Continued from March 2, 2015) 9:15-10:30 PM 10. Approval of a Residential Curbside Compost Collection Program and Adopting a Budget Amendment Ordinance for $387,000 for the Purchase of Kitchen Buckets and New Outreach Materials Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) Closed Session 10:30-11:00 PM Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 11. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-Potential Initiation of Litigation (1 Matter) Santa Clara Valley Water District funding of State Water Project obligation through property tax levy Govt. Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) 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 March 23, 2015 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 City of Palo Alto Utilities Quarterly Update for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2015 Board and Commission Recruitment Flyer Public Letters to Council Set 1 Set 2