HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-08-31 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
August 31, 2015
Special Meeting
Council Chambers
6:00 PM
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Council Chambers on the Thursday preceding the meeting.
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Call to Order
Study Session
6:00-6:30 PM
1. Presentation of Palo Alto City Library Strategic Plan, 2015-2017
6:30-7:30 PM
2. Study Session Updating the Current Status of the Parks, Trails, Open
Space and Recreation Master Planning Process
Special Orders of the Day 7:30-7:40 PM
3. Appointment of One Candidate to the Utilities Advisory Commission
for One Unexpired Term Ending April 30, 2018
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Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
City Manager Comments 7:40-7:50 PM
Oral Communications 7:50-8:05 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 8:05-8:10 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
4.Approval of Amendment Number 2 to Contract Number C14153012
With Metropolitan Planning Group for Support of Planning Review of
Individual Review and Architectural Review Applications Due to
Increased Workload and Unanticipated Staff Vacancies, Increasing the
Contract by $350,000 for a Not to Exceed Amount of $500,000 Over a
Three Year Period
5. Review and Approval of Concept Plan Line Alignments for Proposed
Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements Along Park Boulevard and Wilkie
Way
6.Approval of Amendment Number 1 to the Agreement with the
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board for Rail Shuttle Bus
Administration to Extend the Term for One Year and Add $81,670 to
Provide Community Shuttle Service on the Existing Embarcadero
Shuttle Route from July 2015 Until June 2016
7.Adoption of a Resolution to Incorporate a Side Letter With the Service
Employees International Union (SEIU) to Allow a Change in the Police
Dispatcher Schedule from a 4/11 Schedule to a 4/12 Flex Schedule
8.SECOND READING: Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance for the
Pilot Batting Cages Project at Former PASCO Site at the Baylands
Athletic Center (FIRST READING: August 17, 2015 PASSED: 8-0
Scharff absent)
9.SECOND READING: Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance for
Improvements at Monroe Park (FIRST READING: August 17, 2015
PASSED: 8-0 Scharff absent)
At-Place Item
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10.SECOND READING: Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance for the
Byxbee Park Hills Interim Park Concepts (FIRST READING: August 17,
2015 PASSED: 8-0 Scharff absent)
11.Adoption of a Revised Ordinance Amending Section 2.040.160 (City
Council Minutes) of Chapter 2.04 (Council Organization and Procedure)
of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Require Action Minutes and a
Verbatim Transcript of all Council and Council Standing Committee
Meetings, and Delete the Requirement for Sense Minutes
12.SECOND READING: Adoption of Ordinance 5326, Amending Chapter
16.17 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Adopt Local Amendments to
the California Energy Code (FIRST READING: August 17, 2015
PASSED: 8-0 Scharff absent)
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
8:10-9:10 PM
13.Parks and Recreation Commission Recommendation Regarding Possible
Uses for the 7.7 Acre Area at Foothills Park
9:10-10:45 PM
14.Comprehensive Plan Update: Comprehensive Plan Structure and
Goals/Vision Statements for Each Element (Part I: Community
Services & Facilities and Transportation Elements)
10:45-11:00 PM
15.Appointment of Five Additional Members to the Comprehensive Plan
Update Citizens Advisory Committee
Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Adjournment
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Additional Information
Standing Committee Meetings
Finance Committee Meeting Cancellation September 1, 2015
City Council Meeting Cancellation September 7, 2015
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Public Letters to Council
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