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Home My WebLink About2013-06-10 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Council Chambers June 10, 2013 4:00 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 June 10, 2013 MATERIALS RELATED TO AN ITEM ON THIS AGENDA SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AFTERDISTRIBUTION OF THE AGENDA PACKET ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE CITYCLERK’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 4:00-4:45 PM Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees pursuant to Merit System Rules and Regulations (James Keene, Pamela Antil, Dennis Burns, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Kathryn Shen, Sandra Blanch, Marcie Scott, Darrell Murray) Employee Organization: Palo Alto Police Manager’s Association (PAPMA) Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) Special Orders of the Day 4:45-4:55 PM 2. Peninsula Council of Lion’s Club Honors Fire and Law Enforcement Officials Who Have Served Their Communities 4:55-5:00 PM 3. Appointment for One Position on the Historic Resources Board for an Unexpired Three Year Term Ending May 31, 2014 (Resignation of Smithwick) 4. Appointments for Two Positions on the Human Relations Commission for Three Year Terms Ending March 31, 2016 (Terms of O’Nan and Verma) 2 June 10, 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. 5. Appointments for Two Positions on the Library Advisory Commission for Three Year Terms Ending January 31, 2016 (Terms of Akinola, Moss, and Palaniappan) 6. Appointment for One Unexpired Position on Public Art Commission ending on April 30, 2015 (Walsh Resignation) 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 5:00-5:15 PM Oral Communications 5:15-5:30 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. Consent Calendar 5:30-5:35 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 7. Adoption of an Ordinance Approving and Adopting a Plan for Improvements to Eleanor Pardee Park 8. Approval of Wastewater Treatment Enterprise Fund Contract with D. W. Nicholson Corporation in the Amount of $411,500 for the Sedimentation Tanks Equipment Replacement Project at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant - Capital Improvement Program Project WQ-80021 9. Approval of a Five-Year Contract Between the City of Palo Alto and Telecommunications Engineering Associates (TEA) in an Amount of $168,972 Per Year For Annual Maintenance Services of Radio Infrastructure and Project Funding Not To Exceed $50,000 Per Year 10. Adoption of a Park Improvement Ordinance for the San Francisquito Creek Bonde Weir Fish Passage Improvement and Channel Stabilization Project 11. Approval of Utilities Compliance Services Contract with Eric Scott, in an Amount Not to Exceed $100,000 for Managing Compliance Activities 3 June 10, 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. Covering Electric, Natural Gas, Water, and Wastewater Collection Utility Services 12. Appointment of Michael Alcheck and Eduardo Martinez to the Planning & Transportation Commission for Four Year Terms Ending July 31, 2017 and James Cook and Garth Hall to the Utilities Advisory Commission for Three Year Terms Ending July 31, 2016 13. Approval of: 1) the Palo Alto Landfill Closure Stipulated Notice and Order No. LEA-2013-01-1; 2) Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. C12143502 in the Amount of $247,889 for a Total Amount of $461,002 with Golder Associates for Closure Design Service; and 3) Contract C13150284 in the Amount of $250,000 with Toubar Equipment Company for Landfill Closure and Maintenance Services Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 5:35-6:35 PM 14. Consideration of Public-Private Parking Garage on High Street (Lot P) COUNCIL BREAK 6:35-7:00 PM 7:00-7:15 PM 15. Public Hearing – Assessment for California Avenue Area Parking Bonds – Plan G: FY 2013-2014; Adoption of a Resolution Confirming Engineer’s Report and Assessment Roll, California Avenue Parking Project No. 92- 13 (For Fiscal Year 2013-2014) 7:15-10:00 PM 16. Public Hearing: Consideration of 567-595 Maybell Avenue Planned Community(PC), including: (1) Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration; (2) Adoption of a Planned Community Ordinance Amending the Zoning Map to Change the Zone Designations from R-2 and RM-15 to Allow a 15 Unit Single Family and 60 Unit Affordable Rental Development for Seniors, including Two Concessions under State Density Bonus Law (Building Height and Daylight Plane); and (3) Approval of a Resolution Amending the Comprehensive Plan Designation for a Portion of the Site to Single Family Residential (from Multifamily Residential), for the Project Located at 567-595 Maybell Avenue. *Quasi-Judicial 4 June 10, 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. 10:00-10:30 PM 17. Continued Public Hearing and Proposition 218 Hearing: Adoption of Budget Amendment Ordinance for FY 2014, including Adoption of Operating and Capital Budgets and Municipal Fee Schedule; Adoption of 6 Resolutions, including: Adopting a Dark Fiber Rate Increase and Amending Utility Rate Schedules EDF-1 and EDF-2; Adopting a Water Rate Increase and Amending Utility Rate Schedules W-1, W-2, W-3, W-4 and W-7; Amending Utility Rate Schedule D-1 (Storm and Surface Water Drainage) to Increase Storm Drain 10:30-10:35 PM 18. Public Hearing: Adoption of a Resolution Adopting the 2007-2014 Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan and Approving a Negative Declaration (continued from May 20, 2013) STAFF REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED TO JUNE 17, 2013 10:35-10:50 PM 19. Discussion and Consideration of an Additional Council Meeting on June, 24, 2013 Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements 10:50-11:00 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 June 10, 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 Supplemental Information Standing Committee Meetings Special Policy and Services Committee Meeting Special City Council Retreat Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Informational Report City of Palo Alto Sales Tax Digest Summary Fourth Quarter Sales (October - December 2012) Public Letters to Council SET 1 SET 2 SET 3