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Home My WebLink About2013-11-12 City Council AgendasCITY OF PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting Council Chambers November 12, 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. 1 November 12, 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. 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, Melissa Tronquet, Brenna Rowe, Molly Stump, Khashayar Alaee) Employee Organization: Service Employees International Union, (SEIU) Local 521 Authority: Government Code Section 54957.6(a) 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. 2 November 12, 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. 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. Consent Calendar 7:35-7:40 PM Items will be voted on in one motion unless removed from the calendar by three Council Members. 2. Approval of Construction Contract to D&M Traffic in the amount not to exceed $180,000 for Safe Routes to School Intersection Improvements at Various Locations 3. Recommendation that the City Council Adopt a Resolution Amending the City’s Renewable Energy Resources Procurement Plan in Compliance with the California Energy Commission's Enforcement Procedures for the Renewables Portfolio Standard for Local Publicly Owned Electric Utilities 4. Approval of a Contract with Granite Construction Company in the Amount of $2,700,818 for the FY2014 Asphalt Paving Project, the 2nd of 2 Contracts in the FY 2014 Street Maintenance Program Project (CIP PE-86070) 5. Approval of Professional Services Contract with Coalfire Systems, Inc. for Information Security Risk Assessment in the Amount of $200,448 6. Second Reading of Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adding Chapter 9.64 (Regulation of Community Facilities) of Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals, and Safety) to include Section 9.64.010 – Use of Community Facilities Prohibited from 10:30pm to Sunrise (First Reading; September 30, 2013, PASSED: 5-1-1 Holman no, Berman abstaining, Kniss, Price absent) Action Items Include: Reports of Committees/Commissions, Ordinances and Resolutions, Public Hearings, Reports of Officials, Unfinished Business and Council Matters. 7:40-8:40 PM 7. Policy and Services Committee Recommends Adoption of an Ordinance to Add Chapter 16.61 to the Municipal Code to Establish a Public Art 3 November 12, 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. Program for Private Development; and Policy Direction to Initiate a Public Art Master Planning Process 8:40-8:45 PM 8. Public Hearing: Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Record of Land Use Action for an Architectural Review Approval for the Demolition of an Existing 7,000 square-foot, Two–story Commercial Building and the Construction of a four-story, 50-foot, Mixed-use Building with a New Floor Area of 15,000 square feet, Including a Non- appealed Variance to Encroach into the Required Seven-foot Special Setback along Hamilton Avenue and to Encroach into the Required Six- foot Special Setback along Ramona Street, on a Parcel Zoned CD- C(GF)(P) located at 240 Hamilton Avenue (STAFF REQUESTS THIS ITEM BE CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN) 8:45-9:05 PM 9. Tefra Public Hearing Regarding Conduit Financing for the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School Project Located at 450, 470, 490 And 560 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, and Approving the Issuance of Revenue Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority for the Purpose of Financing and Refinancing the Acquisition, Construction, Improvement and Equipping of Various Educational Facilities and Certain Other Matters Relating Thereto Closed Session 9:05-11:30 PM Public Comments: Members of the public may speak to the Closed Session item(s); three minutes per speaker. 10. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY Subject: Written liability claim against the City of Palo Alto by Chuck Fong & Grace Wood (Claim No. C12034) Authority: Government Code section 54956.9 11. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY Potential Litigation – One Matter Subject: Construction of the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9 4 November 12, 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. 12. 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, Hillary Gitelman, 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) 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. 5 November 12, 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 Policy and Services Committee Meeting Cancellation 11/12/13 Regional Housing Mandate Committee Meeting 11/14/13 Schedule of Meetings Schedule of Meetings Tentative Agenda Tentative Agenda Public Letters to Council Set One