HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-12-15 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
December 15, 2014
Special Meeting
Council Chambers
5:30 PM
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1 December 15, 2014
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Call to Order
Special Orders of the Day 5:30-6:00 PM
1. Proclamation for Waverley Writers
2. Adoption of Three Resolutions of the Council Expressing Appreciation
to Arthur Keller for His Service on the Planning and Transportation
Commission, to Lee Lippert for His Service on the Architectural Review
Board, and to Clare Malone-Prichard for Her Service on the
Architectural Review Board
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements 6:00-6:30 PM
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
2 December 15, 2014
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City Manager Comments 6:30-6:40 PM
Oral Communications 6:40-6:55 PM
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Oral Communications period to 30 minutes.
Consent Calendar 6:55-7:00 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
3. Adoption of A Resolution Approving and Authorizing the City Manager
to Execute a Meter Maintenance Program Agreement with the Northern
California Power Agency for a Five Year Term with an Anticipated Total
Cost of $45,000
4. Approve a Contract with Goodland Landscape Construction, Inc. in the
Amount of $4,441,520.11; Authorize the City Manager or his Designee
to Negotiate and Execute One or More Change Orders to the Contract
with Goodland Landscape Construction, Inc., Not to Exceed $444,151;
Approve a Contract with NOVA Partners, Inc. in the Amount of
$319,880 for Construction Management Services; and Adopt a Budget
Amendment Ordinance in the Total Amount of $1,343,047 to increase
the El Camino Park Restoration Project by $1,343,047, offset by a
$246,000 transfer from the Park Development Impact Fee Fund, a
$45,000 reduction to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation
Projects capital project, and a reduction to the Infrastructure Reserve
(IR) by $1,052,047
5. Grant of Easements to Santa Clara Valley Water District, Pacific Gas
and Electric Company, City of East Palo Alto and East Palo Alto
Sanitary District for the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers
Authority’s (JPA) Initial Flood Protection Project (Highway 101 to San
Francisco Bay)
6. Approval of Amendment One to Contract with Tandem Creative, Inc. to
Extend the Contract Term Through December 31, 2016 and to
Increase the Total Compensation by $220,000 from $198,000 for a
Total Not to Exceed Amount of $418,000 to Provide Marketing Design
Services for the Utilities Department
7. Approval of a Final Subdivision Map for the Previously Approved
Mayfield Agreement Housing Project at 1451-1601 California Avenue,
Including 68 Detached Single Family Residences and 112 Multi-family
Condo Units. Environmental Assessment: City of Palo Alto/Stanford
3 December 15, 2014
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Development Agreement and Lease Project Environmental Impact
Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2003082103)
8. Approve a Blanket Purchase Order with Oldcastle Precast, Inc., as the
City's New Standardized Supplier of Certain Equipment for the Utility's
Electric Underground System, in an Annual Amount of $350,000 for a
Total Purchase Amount of $1,750,000 Over the Next 4.5 Years
9. Approval of a Contract Amendment to CompuCom Systems, Inc., in
the Amounts of $194,470 for Annual Microsoft Licensing True-Up,
$70,147 for Office365, and $27,000 for a contract contingency -
Contract C12144913; and Adoption of a Budget Amendment Ordinance
in the Information Technology Fund in the Amount of $291,617
10. 2755 El Camino Real Prescreening Request: Request by Hayes Group
Architects for Council Authorization to Schedule a City Council
Preliminary Review (“Pre-Screening”) of a proposed Rezoning from PF
(Public Facility) to CC2 (Community Commercial) and amendment to
the Comprehensive Plan land use designation for a vacant site at the
corner of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road (the vacated VTA parking
lot).
11. SECOND READING: Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing a Citywide
Framework for Establishment of Neighborhood-Specific Residential
Preferential Parking (RPP) Districts (First Reading: December 2, 2014
PASSED: 9-0)
12. Recommendation from Policy and Services Committee: (a) Review
and Accept Inventory of Donated City Owned Properties; (b) Review
and Make No Changes to Policy and Procedure 1-11 (Leased Use of
City Land/Facilities)
13. Review of a Proposed Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for a Verizon
Wireless Telecommunication Facility at the Palo Alto Little League Ball
Field, Zoned R-1 (8000), and an Appeal of the Director’s Architectural
Review Approval of the Facility, an 18-inch Diameter, 65-foot tall
Monopole/Light Pole Replacing a 12-inch Diameter, 60-foot Tall Light
Pole, and Associated At-Grade Equipment Enclosure at 3672
Middlefield Road and Approval of CEQA Exemption
14. Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance Approving and Adopting a
Plan for Improvements to Bowden Park
4 December 15, 2014
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15.Proposed Changes in Development Impact Fees: Adoption of
Ordinance Amending Chapter 16.58 Implementing New Public Safety
Facility and General Government Facility Impact Fees And Direction
to Draft Resolution Setting Initial Impact Fee Rates at 75 Percent of
Levels Identified in Nexus Study
16.Adoption of a Resolution Amending Resolution No. 9296, Adopted
November 13, 2012, to Extend Statutory Exception for Soil Transfers
by Truck on Oregon Expressway until September 30, 2015
17.Request for Authorization to Increase Existing Legal Services
Agreements with the Law Firms of: (1) Ginn & Crosby, LLP, by an
Additional $50,000 for Legal Services Relating to Construction of the
Mitchell Park Library and Community Center for a Total Not to Exceed
Amount of $250,000; and (2) Musick Peeler & Garrett, LLP, by an
Additional $20,000 for Palo Alto Baylands Golf Course Reconfiguration
Project and the San Francisquito Creek Flood Control Project for a total
Not to Exceed Amount of $85,000
18.Adoption of First Amendment to the Lease with ADA’s Café and to
Modify the Term and Add $79,655 to Reimburse Tenant for Expenses
Related to Completion of Mitchell Park Library and Community Center
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
7:00-7:30 PM
19.PUBLIC HEARING: Approval of a New Fifty (50) Year Lease to
Avenidas for City owned Property at 450 Bryant Street to Allow the
Continued Use of the Building to Provide Senior Services
7:30-8:30 PM
20.Palo Alto Historical Museum’s Request for Funding and Approval of
Transfer of Development Rights for the Roth Building
8:30-9:30 PM
21.Approval of the Proposed Grocery Store Tenant (College Terrace
Market) Within PC 5069 (College Terrace Centre) Based on the Finding
that the Proposed Grocery Tenant Would Likely be Comparable in
Quality of Products and Services as JJ&F as it Existed and Operated on
December 7, 2009 at 2180 El Camino Real
9:30-10:00 PM
22.Policy and Services Committee Recommendation to Council for
Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 9.14 (Smoking And
Tobacco Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Establish New
At- Place Item
5 December 15, 2014
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Smoking Restrictions for Outdoor Commercial Areas, Outdoor Eating
Areas, Public Events, Work Sites and Service Locations; Include Penalty
Escalation for Repeat Offenders; Require Cigarette Butt Receptacles
and Signage Immediately Adjacent and Within Areas Covered by the
Ban; and Include E-cigarettes
10:00-10:20 PM
23. Colleagues Memo From Council Members Berman, Burt, and Klein
Regarding Climate Action Plan Implementation Strategy to Reduce Use
of Natural Gas and Gasoline Through “Fuel Switching” to Carbon-free
Electricity
10:20-10:40 PM
24. Colleagues Memo From Vice Mayor Kniss and Council Members
Holman, Klein and Price Regarding Regulation of Short-term Rentals in
Residential Neighborhoods (e.g., Airbnb and Related Businesses)
Inter-Governmental Legislative Affairs
Adjournment
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Additional Information
Standing Committee Meetings
Policy and Services Committee Meeting December 16, 2014 @ 6:00 PM
Finance Committee Meeting December 16, 2014 @ 6:00 PM
City/School Meeting December 18, 2014 @ 8:30 AM
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meeting
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Informational Report
Annual Review of the City’s Renewable Procurement Plan, Renewable
Portfolio Standard, and Carbon Neutral Electric Supplies
Status Report on the Preparation of Zoning Regulations to Address
Hazardous Impacts of Plating Shops and Possible Amortization Action
Property Leases Entered into by City Manager Under Palo Alto Municipal
Code Section 2.30.210(h), and Reported Per Section Code 2.30.710 Fiscal
Year 2014/15
Update on the Infrastructure Management System Needs Assessment and
Next Steps
Update on Stanford University Medical Center Health & Safety Funds
Discussion from 10-21-14 Policy & Services Committee Meeting
City of Palo Alto Sales Tax Digest Summary Second Quarter Sales (April -
June 2014)
7 December 15, 2014
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Public Letters to Council
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3