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Home My WebLink About2014-02-10 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Council Chambers February 10, 2014 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 February 10, 2014 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 Applications 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. Measure E Update: The Energy/Compost Facility Request for Proposals (E/CF RFP) Identified Pricing for Privately-Funded Projects and Technologies to Jointly Handle Food Scraps, Yard Trimmings and Biosolids and Considered Processing at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant (RWQCP) and/or Using the 10-Acre Measure E Site as Well as Export Options. A Summary of the E/CF RFP Proposals, Integration with the Biosolids Facility Plan and a Proposed Organics Plan are Included in this Staff Report Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions HEARINGS REQUIRED BY LAW: Applications and/or appellants may have up to ten minutes at the outset of the public discussion to make their remarks and put up to three minutes for concluding remarks after other members of the public have spoken. OTHER AGENDA ITEMS: Public comments or testimony on agenda items other than Oral Communications shall be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker. 2 February 10, 2014 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 Manager Comments 7:00-7:10 PM Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements 7:10-7:25 PM Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) Oral Communications 7:25-7:40 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 7:40-7:45 PM January 6, 2014 Consent Calendar 7:45-7:55 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 2. Approval of Contract with Standard Parking Corporation in the Amount of $120,000 for Operation of the Lot R Parking Garage Attendant Program and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance Amending the Fiscal Year 2014 University Avenue Parking Permit Fund Operating Budget to Provide Additional Appropriations of $120,000 (Staff request this item be continued to February 24, 2014) 3. Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation that the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adopt a Resolution Determining that a Target for the City of Palo Alto Utilities to Procure Energy Storage Systems is Not Appropriate Due to Lack of Cost-effective Options 4. Approval of Nine On-Call Planning and Environmental Consulting Services Contracts for the Department of Planning and Community Environment to Support Current Planning, Special Projects, Advance Planning, and Environmental Review as Follows: Planning Services - 1) Dudek, 2) Arnold Mammarella, Architecture and Consulting, 3) The Planning Center/DC&E, 4) Metropolitan Planning Group; Environmental Services - 5) Dudek, 6) URS Corporation, 7) ICF International, 8) Turnstone Consulting, and 9) David J Powers & Associates in Amounts Not to Exceed $930,000 5. Staff Recommends that City Council Authorize the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with the Peninsula Corridor Join Powers Board to Introduce the Caltrain Go Pass into the Civic Center Transportation Demand Management Program 3 February 10, 2014 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. 6. Development Impact Fees: List of Public Facilities Capital Needs 7. Approval of a Contract With Spencon Construction, Inc. in The Amount of $2,170,412 for The FY 2014 Sidewalk, Curb and Gutter Repairs Project 8. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract with MV Transportation to Extend the Term Until June 30, 2014 and Add $75,000 for Provision of Regular Shuttle Services for Crosstown Route and Additional Shuttle Service During the Construction of California Avenue Streetscape Project Action Items 7:55-10:00 PM Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 9. Parking Supply Recommendations. Staff recommends that Council accept the Final Report on the Downtown Parking Garage Study and authorize staff to take the following actions aimed at increasing the parking supply in the University Avenue and California Avenue Business Districts: 1. Authorize staff to begin design and environmental review of a new parking garage (240 car capacity) on Lot G located on Gilman Avenue 2. Authorize staff to solicit qualification statements for public-private partnerships to increase parking supplies on at least one existing surface parking lot in the University Avenue area and one in the California Avenue Business District 3. Authorize staff to pursue planning grants and begin planning work for a new transit mall expansion with a 478-space parking garage on Urban Lane, in partnership with the property owner and the Joint Powers Authority 4. Authorize staff to begin design and environmental review of a 200-space satellite parking facility along Embarcadero Road – East of Geng Road-Faber Place and in the Bay Lands Athletic Center parking lot or a comparable alternate location(s), with supporting shuttle service to the University Avenue Business District 5. Authorize staff to expand parking permit sales to South of Forest Avenue (SOFA) Business District Employees at the Lot CC – Civic Center and Lot CW – Cowper Street/Webster Street parking garages 6. Authorize staff to solicit proposals for the installation of parking garage access and revenue controls aimed at collecting “real time” data on parking lot and garage occupancy, introducing flexibility for transferable permits between employees, and to support payment options for downtown visitors who park longer than three hours. 4 February 10, 2014 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. 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. 5 February 10, 2014 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 State of the City Invitation Policy and Services Meeting Cancellation Infrastructure Meeting Special Council Closed Session Regional Housing Mandate Committee Meeting Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Informational Report Evaluation of the Cost Effectiveness of Residential Gas-to-Electric Fuel Switching Options for Appliances and Vehicles Public Letters to Council SET 1 SET 2