HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-11-03 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
November 3, 2014
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.
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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
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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
Special Orders of the Day
6:00-6:10 P.M.
1. Summer Science Program (Heidelberg)
6:10-6:20 P.M.
2. Resolution of the City Council Expressing Appreciation to Donna Grider
Upon Her Retirement
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
City Manager Comments 6:20-6:30 P.M.
Oral Communications 6:30-6:45 P.M.
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.
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Consent Calendar 6:45-6:50 P.M.
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
3. Approval of a Contract with Independent Police Auditor in the Amount
of $27,500 Per Year for a Period of 1 Year, with Possibility of Renewal
for up to Two Years, with Compensation Not to Exceed a Total of
$82,500
4. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Adding Chapter 4.60 to
the Palo Alto Municipal Code Regarding Business Registration Program
(First Reading: October 6, 2014 PASSED 8-0 Klein absent)
5. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting
a Plan for Improvements to El Camino Park (First Reading: October 20,
2014, PASSED: 9-0)
6. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance to Amend Section
2.08.130 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code, Office and Duties of the City
Auditor, to Reflect Changes in Audit Practices and Clarify the
Requirements for Reporting Work Products of the Office of the City
Auditor (First Reading: October 6, 2014 PASSED: 8-0 Klein absent)
7. Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Accept the Report
on the Status of Audit Recommendations (June 2014)
8. Approval of Second Amendment to Contract S14151557 with Bartel
Associates, LLC for Actuarial Services in a Total Amount Not to Exceed
$103,000
9. Approval of and Authorization for the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support
for the National Register Nomination of the Woman’s Club of Palo Alto
Building at 475 Homer Avenue
10. Request for Authorization to Increase Existing Contract with Newdorf
Legal by an Additional $40,000 For a Total Contract Not to Exceed
Amount of $105,000 for Legal Services Related to Litigation Matters
3 November 3, 2014
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Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
6:50-8:50 P.M.
11. Comprehensive Plan Update: Initial Discussion of the Scope and
Schedule of the Planning Process, Including Concurrent Zoning
Changes (Note: Given the Complexity of These Issues, This will be the
First of Two Discussions, with the Second Discussion and Council
Action on November 17, 2014)
8:50-9:50 P.M.
12. Finance Committee Recommends Proposed Changes in Development
Impact Fees: Direction to Draft Ordinance Implementing New Public
Safety Facility and General Government Facilities Impact Fees
9:50-10:05 P.M.
13. Approval of Fiscal Year 2014 Reappropriation Requests for the
Municipal Services Center to be Carried Forward Into Fiscal Year 2015
Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs
10:05-10:30 P.M.
14. Review and Approval of a Letter from the City of Palo Alto to the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the Proposed Rule Change
to Waters Protected Under the Clean Water Act
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements 10:30-10:45 P.M.
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
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Informational Report
Informational Report to City Council on the City of Palo Alto's Participation
in the Foster City-Led Residential Solar PV Group-Buy Program
Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program for Fiscal Year
2014
Public Letters to Council
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