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Home My WebLink About2015-04-27 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL April 27, 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 April 27, 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 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 6:00-7:00 PM Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 1. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-Potential Litigation Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (b) of Section 54956.9 (One Potential Case, as Defendant) Communications and Power Industries: Amortization Study Study Session 7:00-7:30 PM 2.Fiscal Year 2016 Proposed Budget Overview Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions City Manager Comments 7:30-7:40 PM REVISED 2 April 27, 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. Oral Communications 7:40-7:55 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 7:55-8:00 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 3.Approval of a Final Map to Subdivide One Parcel Totaling 12,375 Square Feet Into Six Condominium Units Within the RM-30 Zone District located at 405 Curtner Avenue; Environmental Assessment: Categorically Exempt From the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15303 and 15061(b)(3) 4.Preliminary Approval of the Report of the Advisory Board for Fiscal Year 2016 in Connection with the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District and Adoption of the Resolution Declaring its Intention to Levy an Assessment Against Businesses within the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2016 and Setting a Time and Place for a Public Hearing on May 18, at 7:00 PM or Thereafter, in the City Council Chambers 5.Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Accept the Utility Meter Audit: Procurement, Inventory, and Retirement 6.Approval of the Revised Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement: Workforce Development Services for NOVA Consortium to Include the Addition of San Mateo County Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 8:00-10:00 PM 7.Comprehensive Plan Update Planning Process Status and Review of Existing Comprehensive Plan Goals and Vision Statements Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements 10:00-10:15 PM Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) Closed Session 10:15-10:30 PM Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 8.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS Authority: Government Code section 54957.6 Agency Representatives: Mayor Karen Holman, CAO Chair Pat Burt, PSO Director Kathryn Shen Unrepresented employee: City Clerk 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. 3 April 27, 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 Policy and Services Committee April 28, 2015 7:00 PM Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Public Letters to Council Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5