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Home My WebLink About2015-10-05 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL October 5, 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 October 5, 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 Study Session 6:00-7:00 PM 1. Council Input for the Public Art Master Plan Special Orders of the Day 7:00-7:30 PM 2. Resolution of the City Council Expressing Appreciation to Grant Kolling Upon His Retirement 3. United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) Proclamation 2 October 5, 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. 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 4. April 13, 2015, April 14, 2015, April 20, 2015, and April 27, 2015 Consent Calendar Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 5. Approval of Amendment Number Three to Contract Number S13149314 With Truepoint Solutions, LLC in the Amount of $290,000 to Provide Support for Accela Software Applications and Blueprint Initiatives, for a Total Contract Amount Not to Exceed $942,800 6. Approval of Amendment Number One to Contract Number C14153485 With Canopy, for an Additional Amount of $45,000 for the Second Year of a Three Year Term, for a Total Amount Not to Exceed $399,630 for Implementation of Urban Forest Master Plan Programs 1.D.i: 'Analysis of North-South Palo Alto Canopy Disparity', and 3.B.1: 'Recommendations for Reducing Tree and Sidewalk Conflicts' 7. Adoption of Two Resolutions Correcting Clerical Errors in Two Items Previously Approved as Part of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget 8. Approval of a Contract with BKF Engineers for a Total Amount not to Exceed $538,547 for Design Services for the Embarcadero Road Corridor Improvements Project and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2016 to Provide an Additional Appropriation of $337,766 to the Embarcadero Road Corridor Improvements Project in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) PL-15001 9. Approval of a Contract With VIMOC Technologies for a Total of $100,000 to Install Parking Occupancy Sensors and Bicycle/Pedestrian Video Counters 10. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 2.040.160 (City Council Minutes) of Chapter 2.04 (Council 3 October 5, 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. 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 (FIRST READING: August 31, 2015 PASSED: 8-0 Kniss absent) 11. Council Approval of Appointment of Terence Howzell to the Position of Principal Attorney 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 12. Comprehensive Plan Update: Comprehensive Plan Structure and Goals/Vision Statements for Each Element and Related Direction to Staff and the Citizens Advisory Committee (Part II: Community Services & Facilities and Land Use & Community Design Elements) 10:00-10:20 PM 13. PUBLIC HEARING: Adoption of an Ordinance Making Permanent the Interim Measures to Eliminate Certain Parking Exemptions Within Downtown by Amending Municipal Code Chapters 18.18, Downtown Commercial (CD) District and 18.52, Parking and Loading Requirements; the Planning and Transportation Commission Recommended Adoption 10:20-10:35 PM 14. Colleagues' Memo Recommending Adoption of a Resolution Combating Human Trafficking, Including Staff Training, Assistance in Identifying Vulnerable Populations and Legislative Advocacy 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 October 5, 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 Finance Committee Meeting Cancellation 10/6/15 Sp. Policy and Services Committee 10/6/15 Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Informational Report Significant Gifts to the City, Fiscal Year 2015 Public Letters to Council Set 1