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Home My WebLink About2015-06-08 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL June 8, 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. 1 June 8, 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 Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions City Manager Comments 6:00-6:10 PM Oral Communications 6:10-6:25 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. Consent Calendar 6:25-6:30 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 1.Finance Committee Recommendation to Accept the Police Department: Palo Alto Animal Services Audit 2.Approval of Amendment Three to Contract Number S13149754 With Renne Sloan Holtzman Sakai LLP Public Law Group to Add $36,000 for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $216,000 for Labor Negotiations Services and Extend the Contract Term by Six Months REVISED 2 June 8, 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. 3.Approval of the 2015 Santa Clara County Multi-Jurisdictional Program for Public Information (PPI) to Provide Reduced Flood Insurance Premiums for Palo Alto Residents and Businesses Through the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System (CRS) Special Orders of the Day 6:30-6:40 PM 4.Appointment of One Candidate to the Architectural Review Board for One Unexpired Term Ending December 15, 2017 Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 6:40-7:00 PM 5.PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSITION 218 HEARING: Staff Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Amending Rate Schedules W-1 (General Residential Water Service), W-2 (Water Service from Fire Hydrants), W-3 (Fire Service Connections), W-4 (Residential Master-Metered and General Non-Residential Water Service), and W-7 (Non-Residential Irrigation Water Service) to Increase Average Water Rates by 8 Percent 7:00-8:30 PM 6.PUBLIC HEARING AND PROPOSITION 218 HEARING: Adoption of Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2016, including Adoption of Operating and Capital Budgets and Municipal Fee Schedule; Adoption of five Resolutions, including: Adopting a Dark Fiber Rate Increase of 2.7 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules EDF-1 and EDF-2; Amending Utility Rate Schedule D-1 (Storm and Surface Water Drainage) to Increase Storm Drain Rates by 2.7 Percent Per Month Per Equivalent Residential Unit for Fiscal Year 2016; Adopting a Wastewater Collection Fee Increase of 9.0 Percent and Amending Utility Rate Schedules S-1, S-2, S-6, and S-7; Adopting Residential Refuse Rate increases ranging between 9.0 percent and 19.0 percent, and Amending Utility Rules and Regulations 2, 3, 11, and 24; Amending the Salary Schedule attached to the 2014-2016 Compensation Plan for Management and Professional Employees, as Amended by Resolution No. 9053 to Add One New Position and Change The Title of Two Positions; Amending the 2013-15 Memorandum of Agreement Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Adopted by Resolution No 9398 to Add One Position and Correct the Salary of One Position; and Amending the Terms for the Utility Management Professional Association, as Amended by Resolution Nos. 9492 & 9503 to Correct the Salary for One Position and Add Two New Positions; and Refer to the Finance Committee a discussion of changes to the Public Art Ordinance to simplify the calculation of the Public Art Fee and a discussion of usage and replacement of pool vehicles. At-Place Memo 3 June 8, 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. 8:30-10:00 PM 7.Review of a Draft Scope of Work for the Fry's Master Plan and Adoption of a Resolution Regarding the Use of Regional Transportation Funding 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. Closed Session Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 8. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY- EXISTING LITIGATION Clear Light Ventures, Inc., et al. v. City of Palo Alto, et al. (Verizon Wireless; Little League Baseball of Palo Alto, Inc.), Santa Clara Superior Court Case No. 1-15-CV-278025 4 June 8, 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 Meeting June 9, 2015 City School Committee Meeting June 11, 2015 Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Public Letters to Council Set 1 Set 2