HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-10-28 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO
CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting
Council Chambers
October 28, 2013
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 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 6:00-7:00 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 (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)
2 October 28, 2013
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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 7:00-7:10 PM
Council Member Questions, Comments and Announcements 7:10-7:20 PM
Members of the public may not speak to the item(s)
Oral Communications 7:20-7:35 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 7:35-7:40 PM
September 16, 2013
September 23, 2013
Consent Calendar 7:40-7:45 PM
Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members.
2. Approval of a Construction Contract to JCM Construction Inc. in the
Amount Not to Exceed $358,600 to Provide Construction Services to
Reconfigure the City Hall 6th and 7th Floor Public Works Engineering
Services, Fire Department, and City Clerk's Office Areas
3. Adoption of Resolutions Fixing the City of Palo Alto’s Healthcare
Premium Costs Under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care
Act (PEMHCA) for Palo Alto’s New Bargaining Units, Palo Alto Police
Management Association and Utilities Managers and Professionals
Association of Palo Alto
Action Items
Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials,
Unfinished Business and Council Matters.
7:45-8:45 PM
4. Update on the Infrastructure Committee’s Work to Evaluate Finance
Measures to Fund Infrastructure Projects and Financing Measures
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8:45-9:45 PM
5. Policy Direction on the Development of a Digital Message Center on
a City-owned Parcel Along U.S. 101
9:45- 10:45 PM
6. Technology and the Connected City Committee Recommendation to
Develop Master Plan to Build Out the City’s Fiber Optic System to
Provide Fiber-to-the-Premise and Develop Complementary Wireless
Network Plan
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.
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Additional Information
Schedule of Meetings
Schedule of Meetings
Tentative Agenda
Tentative Agenda
Informational Report
Notice of Vacancies on the Storm Drain Oversight Committee
Public Letters to Council SET 1 SET 2