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Home My WebLink About2014-10-06 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Council Chambers October 6, 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 October 6, 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.City Council Study Session with Senator Jerry Hill 7:00-8:00 PM 2.Planned Community (PC) Zoning Reform Special Orders of the Day 8:00-8:20 PM 3.Selection of Applicants to Interview on October 15, 2014 for the Architectural Review Board and the Historic Resources Board, and Selection of Applicants to Interview on October 22, 2014 for the Planning and Transportation Commission 4.Community Partnership Presentation by Gamble Garden REVISED 2 October 6, 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. Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions City Manager Comments 8:20-8:30 PM Oral Communications 8:30-8:45 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 8:45-8:50 PM August 18, 2014 Consent Calendar 8:50-8:55 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 5.Staff and Utilities Advisory Commission Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Approving Revisions to the City of Palo Alto Energy Risk Management Policy 6.Approval of a Water Enterprise Fund Professional Services Contract with G&E Engineering Systems, Inc. in a Not to Exceed Amount of $268,400 for the Performance of a Water System Condition Assessment Master Study and a Seismic Master Study (WS-11003) 7.Approval of Amendment to the Lease with R &T Restaurant Corporation for Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course Restaurant, 1875 Embarcadero Road and Adoption of Related Budget Amendment Ordinance in the General Fund 8.Approval of a Contract with the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority in the Amount of $500,000 for the Baylands Levee Improvements Feasibility Study, Capital Improvement Program Project PE-15028 9.Approval of a Purchase Order with Owen Equipment in a Not to Exceed Amount of $785,469 for the Purchase of Two Vacuum/Flush Trucks (Scheduled Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Capital Improvement Program VR-13000) 10.Approval of Resolution Extending the Crescent Park No Overnight Parking Boundaries and Program Trial for Additional 12 Months 3 October 6, 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. 11.Response to the Notice of Preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the City of East Palo Alto General Plan Update 12.Request for Approval of a Three-Year Blanket Purchase Order with Granite Rock Company in the Total Amount of $1,060,830 to be the Primary Supplier of Asphalt Concrete Products and Request for Approval of a Three-Year Blanket Purchase Order with Granite Construction Company in the Total Amount of $270,000 to be the Secondary Supplier of Asphalt Concrete Products, with Both Blanket Purchase Orders Supplying the Public Works and Utilities Departments From September 22, 2014 through September 21, 2017 (Continued From September 22, 2014) 13.SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Section 2.28.090 (Lapse of Appropriation) of Chapter 2.28 (Fiscal Procedures), Repealing Section 2.08.145 (Consultation with City Auditor) and Amending Section 2.08.150 (Department of Administrative Services) of Section 2.08 (Officers and Departments) (First Reading: September 22, 2014 PASSED: 9-0) 14.Approval of Annual Williamson Act Contracts and Acceptance of Nonrenewal Notice from Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District for 5061, 5065, 22601 Skyline Boulevard 15.Adoption of an Ordinance Creating a Business Registry in the City of Palo Alto and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2015 for Costs Related to the Implementation of a Business Registration Program for all Businesses Occupying Commercial Space Within the City and Amendment to the Municipal Fee Schedule and Administrative Penalty Schedule Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 8:55-9:10 PM 16.Public Hearing: Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing Underground Utility District No. 46 (Arastradero Road/ El Camino Real/ W. Charleston Road) by amending Section 12.16.02 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code 9:10-10:10 PM 17.Council Review and Direction to Staff Regarding the Risk Assessment for Storing and Handling Hazardous Materials at 607-811 Hansen Way (CPI) and Possible Zoning Ordinance Amendments 4 October 6, 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. 10:10-10:40 PM 18.Policy Discussion on Whether to Conduct a Closed Session Prior to an Open Session to Discuss the 2014-2015 Management & Professional Compensation Plan; Possible Referral to Policy & Services Regarding Closed/Open Session Practice for Compensation Matters 10:40-10:50 PM 19. Cubberley Community Center Lease Status and Update Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements Members of the public may not speak to the item(s) Closed Session 10:50-11:30 PM 20. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8 Properties: Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto 94306 (including 8 acres owned by the City of Palo Alto and remaining acres owned by the Palo Alto Unified School District); and Ventura School site, 3990 Ventura Court, Palo Alto 94306 Agency Negotiators: James Keene, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Hamid Ghaemmaghami, Greg Betts, Rob De Geus, Thomas Fehrenbach, Molly Stump Negotiating Parties: City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Unified School District Under Negotiation: Lease and/or Purchase/Sale* *Purchase/sale is listed to comply with Brown Act legal requirements, and include other trabsactions such as easements, options, rights of first refusal and land exchanges. The City os not considering selling any of its interests in Cubberley or Ventura. 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. 21. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY - EXISTING LITIGATIONSubject: Sterling Park, L.P. v. City of Palo Alto, et al. Santa Clara County Superior Court, Case No.109-CV-154134 Subject Authority: Government Code section 54956.9 At-Place Item 5 October 6, 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 Finance Committee Meeting, October 7, 2014 Regional Housing Mandate Committee Meeting, October 9, 2014 Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Informational Report City of Palo Alto Sales Tax Digest Summary First Quarter Sales (January – March 2014) City of Palo Alto's Energy Risk Management Report for the Third Quarter, Fiscal Year 2014 Update on Stanford Housing Project Located at 1451-1601 California Avenue Time Study for Paramedic, Ambulance, and Fire Apparatus Turnarounds Versus Backing Up Public Letters to Council SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 SET 4