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Home My WebLink About2013-05-06 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Council Chambers May 6, 2013 5:30 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 May 6, 2013 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. * The agenda now includes time estimates for each section or item. These 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. Call to Order Closed Session 5:30-7:00 PM Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 1. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY Potential Litigation – One Matter Subject: Construction of the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9 2. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY Potential Initiation of Litigation - One Case Subject: Class-Action Litigation Alleging Price-Fixing by Foreign Manufacturers of Lithium ion Batteries Authority: Government Code section 54956.9 Special Orders of the Day 7:00-7:30 PM 3. Public/Private Partnership Presentation by REACH 4. Proclamation Supporting May 2013 as Bike Month Including Bike to Work Day on May 9, 2013 5. Acknowledgement and Recognition of Development Center Improvements 2 May 6, 2013 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 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. 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; three minutes per speaker. Council reserves the right to limit the duration of Oral Communications period to 30 minutes. Minutes Approval 7:55-8:00 PM March 14, 2013 March 18, 2013 April 22, 2013 Consent Calendar 8:00-8:05 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by two Council Members. 6. Record of Land Use Action Approving a Conditional Use Permit for Beer and Wine Service at Freebirds World Burrito Located at 2305 El Camino Real 7. Appeal of and Recommendation to Uphold Director’s Architectural Review Approval of the Co-location by AT&T Mobility LLC of One Pole- Mounted Wireless Communication Antenna and Associated Equipment Boxes on the Existing Utility Pole Within the City’s Public Utility Easement on 3704 Carlson Circle. 8. Approval of a One-Year Extension of the Sierra Infosys Contract (C10135998) for Annual SAP Support in the amount of $250,000.00 per year for the Support and Maintenance of SAP Industry-Specific Solution for Utilities (IS-U), SAP Enterprise Central Component (ECC 6.0), Customer Relationship Management System (CRM), Business Intelligence System (BI) and Utilities Customer Electronic Services (UCES) 3 May 6, 2013 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. 9. Adoption of a Resolution Confirming that the City Manager is Authorized to Report Greenhouse Gases Generated in Municipal and Utility Operations to Federal and State Agencies and to Participate in Cap and Trade Programs 10. Request for Authorization to Increase the Existing Blanket Purchase Order with Cooper Power Systems, Inc. by $225,000 for Fiscal Year 2013 and to Approve a $225,000 Blanket Purchase Order with Cooper Power Systems, Inc., for Fiscal Year 2014 for the Purchase of Padmount Switches 11. Recommendation to Purchase Eighteen (18), 5-Year Extended Warranties for New Electrocardiogram (EKG) Monitors for a Not-to- Exceed Total of $93,000 12. Approval of a Contract with Advanced Design Consultants, Inc. in the Total Amount of $234,869 for Design of Mechanical, Electrical and Fire Life Safety Upgrades for the Lucie Stern Community Center Complex (CIP PF-09000) 13. Second Reading: Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map to Add the Ground Floor (GF) Combining District (regulated under PAMC Section 18.30(C)) to Properties on the 600 block of Emerson Street Zoned CD-C-P (Commercial-Downtown Community with Pedestrian Combining District) and Street Fronting Ground Floor Spaces Zoned CD-S-P (Commercial- Downtown Service with Pedestrian Combining District), as Listed on the Ordinance’s Exhibits 1 and 2 (Passed: April 8, 2013, 6-3 Klein, Price, S 14. Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Palo Alto Municipal Code Section 5.35 to Expand Plastic Bag Ban to Retail and Food Establishments, Require Retailers to Charge Fee for Paper Bag Use and Provision of Phased Implementation (Passed: April 15, 2013, 8-0, Berman not participating) Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 8:05-9:35 PM 15. Review of Guiding Principles for Stanford University Medical Center Fund Allocations and Allocation of $2Million to Project Safety Net 4 May 6, 2013 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. 9:35-9:40 PM 16. Public Hearing: Hear Objections to the Levy of Proposed Assessments on the Palo Alto Downtown Business Improvement District and Adoption of a Resolution Confirming the Report of the Advisory Board and Levying Assessment for Fiscal Year 2014 on the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District 9:40-10:00 PM 17. Public Hearing: Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Community Development Block Grant Funding Allocations and the Draft 2014 Action Plan 10:00-10:15 PM 18. Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Bonds Series 2013A For Measure N Projects in the Principal Amount of $20,695,000, Authorizing and Directing the Execution of a Paying Agent Agreement, and Certain Other Related Documents, and Authorizing Official Actions Related Thereto 10:15-10:30 PM 19. Request Council Adopt the Resolution Amending the 2013 Management and Professional Compensation Plan Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements 10-:30-10:45 PM 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. PUBLIC COMMENT Members of the Public are entitled to directly address the City Council/Committee concerning any item that is described in the notice of this meeting, before or during consideration of that item. If you wish to address the Council/Committee 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/Committee, but it is very helpful. 5 May 6, 2013 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 Infrastructure Committee Meeting Finance Committee Meeting Regional Housing Mandate Committee Meeting Finance Committee Meeting Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Informational Report Fiscal Year 2014 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets Utilities Resource Management Operating Policies and Plans Presentation of Insurance Services Office Report on Palo Alto Building Division Rating Notice of Vacancies Public Letters to Council SET 1 SET 2 SET 3 SET 4 SET 5 SET 6