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Home My WebLink About2015-05-11 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL May 11, 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. 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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Lalo Perez, David Ramberg, Joe Saccio, Kathryn Shen, Sandra Blanch, Allyson Hauk, Val Fong, Christine Paras, Molly Stump) Employee Organization: Utilities Management and Professional Association of Palo Alto (UMPAPA) Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) Special Orders of the Day 7:00-7:30 PM 2. Community Partnership Presentation - Palo Alto Medical Foundation linkAges TimeBank Program 3. Proclamation Recognizing the Week of May 10, 2015 as Police Week/National Peace Officers Memorial Day 1 May 11, 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. 4. Presentation on the American Public Works Association (APWA) Accreditation Process Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions City Manager Comments 7:30-7:40 PM 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. Minutes Approval 7:55-8:00 PM 5. March 23, 2015 April 6, 2015 Consent Calendar 8:00-8:05 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 6. Approval of a Contract with Schaaf & Wheeler Consulting Civil Engineers in the Amount of $600,000 for Design Services for the Matadero Creek Storm Water Pump Station Improvement Project, Capital Improvement Program Project SD-13003 7. Approval of a Lease Agreement Between City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Players-Peninsula Center Stage for Office Space Use at Lucie Stern Community Center Located at 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 8. Approval of Six Contract Amendments: (a) Amendment No. 3 to 4Leaf, Inc. Contract C13149364, Increasing Compensation by $2,100,000 to $5,100,000; (b) Amendment No. 3 to Kutzmann & Associates, Inc. Contract C13149368, Increasing Compensation by $250,000 to $976,000; (c) Amendment No. 3 to Interwest Consulting Group Contract C13149365, Increasing Compensation by $25,000 to $175,000; (d) Amendment No. 2 to CSG Consulting Contract C13149366, Increasing Compensation by $20,000 to $120,000; (e) Amendment No. 2 to TRB & Associates Contract C13149369, Increasing Compensation by $20,000 to $120,000; and (f) Amendment No. 2 to West Coast Code Consultants Contract C13149367, Increasing Compensation by $118,000 to $888,000, to Renew Contracts and Amend Scope of Work Each for a One-Year Term Extension for On-Call Inspection, Plan Check Services, and Capital Improvement Costs 2 May 11, 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. 9. Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation that Council Approve Changes to the Performance Measures and Strategic Initiatives of the 2011 Utilities Strategic Plan 10. Adoption of a Resolution Amending the City's 2010 Urban Water Management Plan in Compliance with the State Water Resources Control Board's March 17, 2015 Emergency Water Conservation Regulations 11. SECOND READING: Adoption of Ordinances Amending Chapters 16.14, 16.17, and 16.18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Adopt Local Amendments to the California Green Building Code and the California Energy Code (First Reading April 20, 2015 PASSED: 9-0) 12. SECOND READING: 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 (First Reading: April 20, 2015 PASSED: 9-0) Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 8:05-9:15 PM 13. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Urgency Interim Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Prohibit Conversion of Existing Ground Floor Retail and Retail-Like Uses to Office or Other Uses on a Citywide Basis Effective Immediately 9:15-10:30 PM 14. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of the Urban Forest Master Plan and Approval of a Negative Declaration 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. 3 May 11, 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 Sp. Finance Committee Meeting-Budget May 12, 2015 5:30 PM Sp. Policy and Services Committee Meeting May 12, 2015 7:00 PM Sp. Finance Committee Meeting-Budget May 14, 2015 5:30 PM Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Public Letters to Council Set 1 4 May 11, 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. City/School Meeting May 14, 2015 8:00 AM