HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-09-30 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL
Special Meeting
Council Chambers
September 30, 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.
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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 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
Closed Session 5:30-7:30 PM
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
City Designated Representatives: City Manager and his designees
pursuant to Merit System Rules and (James Keene, Pamela Antil,
Lalo Perez, David Ramberg, Joe Saccio, Kathryn Shen, Sandra Blanch,
Dania Torres Wong, Val Fong, Marcie Scott, Brenna Rowe,
Molly Stump)
Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union,
(SEIU) Local 521
Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a)
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Agenda Changes, Additions and Deletions
City Manager Comments 7:30-7:40 PM
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements 7:40-7:55 PM
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Oral Communications 7:55-8:10 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 8:10-8:15 PM
August 19, 2013
September 9, 2013
Consent Calendar 8:15-8:20 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
2. Recommendation that Council Adopt the Attached Corrected Version of
the Community Facilities Closure Ordinance (Ordinance No. 5209),
adding Section 9.06.020 to the Palo Alto Municipal Code – Overnight
Use of Community Facilities Prohibited
Action Items 8:20-9:05 PM
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
3. Discussion and Possible Adoption of Core Values
Closed Session
9:05-10:05 PM
4. 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
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Agency Negotiators:
James Keene, Pam Antil, Lalo Perez, Joe Saccio, Hamid
Ghaemmaghami, Greg Betts, Rob De Geus, Thomas Fehrenbach,
Aaron Aknin, Molly Stump
Negotiating Parties:
City of Palo Alto and Palo Alto Unified School District
Under Negotiation:
Lease and/or Purchase/Sale*
Price and Terms of Payment
*Purchase/sale is listed to comply with Brown Act legal requirements,
and include various types of transactions including but not limited to
easements, options, rights of first refusal and land exchanges.
10:05-11:05 PM
5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS, CALIFORNIA
GOVERNMENT
CODE SECTION 54956.8
Property:
U.S. Post Office, 380 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto 94301
Agency Negotiators:
James Keene, Lalo Perez, Hamid Ghaemmaghami, Joe Saccio, Aaron
Aknin, Meg Monroe, Molly Stump, Cara Silver
Negotiating Parties:
City of Palo Alto and United States Post Office
Under Negotiation: Purchase: Price and Terms of Payment
Adjournment
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT (ADA)
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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.
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DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.
Additional Information
Council and Standing Committee Meetings
Infrastructure Committee October 1
Finance Committee Cancellation
Rail Committee October 3
Special City Council Closed Session October 3
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Public Letters to Council
Set One
Set Two