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Home My WebLink About2015-04-20 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL April 20, 2015 Special Meeting Council Chambers 5:30 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 April 20, 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 Closed Session 5:30-6:30 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, Molly Stump, Kathy Shen, Melissa Tronquet, Dania Torres Wong, Sandra Blanch, David Ramberg, Joe Saccio, Walter Rossmann, Eric Nickel, Dennis Burns) Employee Organizations: Palo Alto Police Officers Association (PAPOA); International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Local 1319 Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) Study Session 6:30-7:30 PM 2.Joint Study Session of the City Council and the Utilities Advisory Commission REVISED 2 April 20, 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. 7:30-9:00 PM 3. Annual Earth Day Report Study Session and Sustainability/Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) Update Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions City Manager Comments 9:00-9:10 PM Oral Communications 9:10-9:25 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 9:25-9:30 PM 4. February 23, 2015 March 2, 2015 March 9, 2015 Consent Calendar 9:30-9:35 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 5. Finance Committee Recommends Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance Amending the Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 to Adjust Budgeted Revenues and Expenditures in Accordance with the Recommendations in the FY 2015 Midyear Budget Review Report and to Adopt a Resolution to Amend the Compensation Plan for the Management/Professional Group to Add a Principal Attorney 6. Staff Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Amending Gas Rate Schedule G-10 (Compressed Natural Gas Service) to Recover Cap-and-Trade Regulatory Compliance Costs and Approving New Palo AltoGreen Gas Rate Schedule G-10-G (Compressed Natural Green Gas Service) 7. Approval of Three Contracts with: 1) Delta Dental for Dental Claim Administration; 2) Vision Service Plan for Vision Claim Administration and Fully Insured Vision Plan; and 3) Life Insurance Company of North America (CIGNA) for Underwriting of the City of Palo Alto’s Group Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D), and Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD) Plans for up to Three Years for Each Contract 3 April 20, 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 Loan Documents and Agreements Providing $1,000,000 for the Rehabilitation of the Stevenson House and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance Appropriating Funds from the Residential Housing In-Lieu Fund for this Purpose 9.Adoption of Amended Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.14 (Smoking and Tobacco Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Establish New Outdoor Smoking Restrictions in Commercial Areas and Outdoor Dining Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 9:35-10:00 PM 10.PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of Ordinances Amending Chapters 16.14, 16.17, and 16.18 to Adopt Local Amendments to the California Green Building Code and the California Energy Code 10:00-10:30 PM 11.Colleagues’ Memo from Mayor Holman, Council Members Burt, Schmid, and Wolbach Regarding Strengthening City Engagement with Neighborhoods (Continued from March 16, 2015) 10:30-10:45 PM 12.Discussion and Appointment of a Council Member to the Board of Directors of the Bay Area Water Supply & Conservation Agency (BAWSCA) and the Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs 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 April 20, 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 Standing Committee Meetings Special City Council Meeting Special Finance Committee Meeting City/School Committee Meeting Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Public Letters to Council Set 1 Set 2 April 17, 2015 April 22, 2015 April 23, 2015